WADI CROSSING
U.S. Marines patrol across the Musa Qal`eh Wadi crossing in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. The structure was built by U.S. troops in an effort to bridge the Musa Qal`eh district center to neighboring villages during the rainy season when the wadi, or seasonal river, is full. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Clayton Vonderahe
U.S. Marines patrol across the Musa Qal`eh Wadi crossing in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. The structure was built by U.S. troops in an effort to bridge the Musa Qal`eh district center to neighboring villages during the rainy season when the wadi, or seasonal river, is full. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Clayton Vonderahe
Afghan General Survives Assassination Attempt -- New York Times
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The bomb under the general’s chair was pretty clearly an inside job.
Maj. Gen. Abdul Hameed’s chair was on a dais full of military dignitaries, including American trainers, as he officiated at a graduation ceremony here for 200 Afghan National Army sergeants on Thursday.
“The enemy of this country wanted to kill me,” General Hameed, the highest-ranking Afghan officer in the south, said moments after the explosion, his voice shaking. He was reached by cellphone.
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My Comment: Infiltration has been an effective tool for the Taliban. As the Afghan Army continues to expand, one can only expect more attacks of this type.