Another attack and this time it sounds like two local national drivers were killed. Rest in peace to the fallen. Now I doubt this has anything to do with Crazy Karzai’s recent drive to ban PSC’s, but it certainly helps his cause when the Taliban attack PSC’s. Obviously this is a sign that the Taliban and company feel that contractors like this or medical workers and NGO’s, are threats and they are legitimate targets. PSC’s are heavily involved with reconstruction and aid projects, which directly equates to winning popular support of the people. Take out these forces, and services and projects being administered decreases. Is this what Karzai wants, because I know this is what the Taliban want. –Matt
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Suicide attack hits Western security company in Kabul
August 10, 2010
KABUL — Two Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance of a Western private security company’s house in central Kabul on Tuesday, killing two drivers, Afghan police and witnesses said.
The attack came as President Hamid Karzai’s spokesman said all international and domestic private security firms would be dissolved in a bid to transfer capacity to the weaker Afghan police and army.
Head of police criminal investigations in the Afghan capital said the two civilians killed were drivers for international security contractors Hart.
“There were two suicide bombers who detonated themselves at the entrance. Two drivers were killed and a security guard was injured,” police chief Sayed Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada told reporters.
A senior representative of the London-based company told AFP there had been an incident in the vicinity of their villa, but had no details.