Talk About Your ‘Workplace Accident;’ 30 Taliban Killed During Bomb-Making Class
Wishing for the death of another human being seems like a way to generate bad karma. But it’s a great thing that these guys didn’t pass their class and then go on to ply their trade.
The Afghan National Army said in a statement that 30 Taliban fighters, including six foreign nationals who were expert mine makers, had been killed in an explosion on Saturday morning. The blast happened at a mosque in the village of Qultaq in the Dowlatabad district of Balkh province.
The statement said the bodies of the six foreign nationals could not be identified because of damage caused by the blast.
The Taliban fighters had gathered at the mosque to be trained in how to make bombs and IEDs, the Khaama Press News Agency reported.