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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:01 pm Post subject: American Univ of Afghanistan in Kabul under attack |
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Dangerous situation happening now at AUAF:
American University of Afghanistan in Kabul under attack
CBS News | August 24, 2016
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-university-of-afghanistan-in-kabul-attack/
KABUL, Afghanistan - The American University of Afghanistan is under attack, according to multiple accounts. CBS News’ Ahmad Mukhtar reports from Afghanistan that several American professors are inside, along with possibly hundreds of students. Many appear to have escaped through emergency doors.
Witnesses say they heard gunshots, then a blast, and many believe it was the gate blown open, letting the attackers inside.
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spanglish
Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 742 Location: working on that
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Per usual - wars are for soldiers not TEFL teachers. |
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babur
Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 178 Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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babur
Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 178 Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:20 am Post subject: Very latest |
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http://www.youtubesub.com/news?id=96516&american-university-attacked-kabul-afghanistan
It's astonishing the university was kept open. There've been numerous warnings since the beginning of the year. The Afghan government had ordered all foreigners to leave or hire security teams.
This went out in May
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/05/06/afghanistan-u-s-embassy-warns-high-kidnapping-threat/
The university should have been shut down. You can't build possibly build secure panic rooms to house an entire university staff and students. The British Council school was was attacked 5 years ago. Luckily (for some) the school was housed on an old diplomatic compound. After the attack, the BC was shifted to the embassy area. Libya was put down to insufficient security. This may not be an embassy but many Americans work there. That's why it's called AUAF. Who are you going to pin the blame on this time Mrs Clinton? Red tape? |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Breitbart? The garbage pit of news sources. As Trump's new handlers, of course it is all about HRC.
The students are desperate for an education. They know the risks much better than we do. And any teacher/professor who goes there and doesn't know the risks... well...
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babur
Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 178 Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:25 pm Post subject: VS |
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In view of what's happened and you haven't got a clue what it's like here (students have died), I suggest you keep your cynicism to yourself.
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This is NOT the case. Come and talk to 'em. In Dari or Pashto. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:40 am Post subject: |
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So these students have never heard of the Taliban? They are unaware that they live in a country where death comes daily? ...and has done for way too many years.
Besides, they are there learning English and their teachers include friends of friends. I have friends who know some of the students who died. They give these students much more credit than you do.
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