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September 23, 2012 9:50 PM Subscribe
"On the morning of Saturday September 8th a suicide attack in Kabul claimed the lives of a number of young Afghans." Four of the six youth killed were part of the NGO Skateistan. Previously, the film "To Live and Skate in Kabul."
As reported by the BBC:
The further horror of last weekend's attack is that it was carried out by child - a teenage boy - with a Taliban bomb in his backpack.posted by BungaDunga at 10:03 PM on September 23, 2012
From the BBC article
"Afghanistan has to be about the worse place in the world to be a child."
What an incredible understatement.
posted by Isadorady at 10:08 PM on September 23, 2012
"Afghanistan has to be about the worse place in the world to be a child."
What an incredible understatement.
posted by Isadorady at 10:08 PM on September 23, 2012
Jesus. I mean, not that this should be any more or less tragic than any other bombing, but fucking hell.
posted by ominous_paws at 12:47 AM on September 24, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by ominous_paws at 12:47 AM on September 24, 2012 [1 favorite]
Back in June, the Stars and Stripes did a story on these kids. After the bombing, they did another story.
posted by annabkr at 1:40 AM on September 24, 2012
posted by annabkr at 1:40 AM on September 24, 2012
Crap. I was just reading about them a few weeks ago. Damn it.
posted by homunculus at 1:41 AM on September 24, 2012
posted by homunculus at 1:41 AM on September 24, 2012
I have a hard time imagining what it must be like to live
in the environment that these kids have grown up in.
...but I have an even more difficult time imagining how an
adult could coax a child into toting a bomb into a crowd of
children.
posted by quazichimp at 1:49 AM on September 24, 2012 [2 favorites]
in the environment that these kids have grown up in.
...but I have an even more difficult time imagining how an
adult could coax a child into toting a bomb into a crowd of
children.
posted by quazichimp at 1:49 AM on September 24, 2012 [2 favorites]
The 8 year old girl who died. Fuuuck. I take my 8 year old son to skate all the time. I've been skating myself since I was 8. Fuck fuck fuck.
Kids should not be allowed to die. Especially kids who just want to skate.
8 years old.
posted by roboton666 at 5:13 AM on September 24, 2012 [1 favorite]
Kids should not be allowed to die. Especially kids who just want to skate.
8 years old.
posted by roboton666 at 5:13 AM on September 24, 2012 [1 favorite]
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posted by Purposeful Grimace at 3:29 PM on September 24, 2012
posted by Purposeful Grimace at 3:29 PM on September 24, 2012
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