"Afghan civilians stop terror attack at U.S. base"

[[R-MOD]Saobh]

Its nice to see and remind people that not only foreigners are putting their guts into rebuilding those countries.

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two civilians thwarted an attempted terrorist attack Tuesday when a vehicle loaded with explosives attempted to crash through the front gate of a U.S. base in the Afghan capital, according to the U.S. military.

The two men, an interpreter and a security guard, dragged the apparent suicide bomber from the vehicle before he could detonate explosives, said Col. Tom Collins, the chief spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

"I think it's a pretty amazing and heroic event," Collins said.

He said that at about 9 a.m. Tuesday (10:30 p.m. ET Monday) a driver crashed his vehicle into Camp Phoenix, the base where the Afghan National Army and police are trained. The driver reached for what appeared to be a cord to detonate a bomb, he said.

"Amazingly, a couple of Afghans who just happened to be on the scene there realized what was happening," Collins said.

"Anyone's inclination would have been to run away but these guys are genuine heroes," Collins said.

The area was immediately cordoned off while authorities waited for a bomb disposal team.

During the attempt to disarm it, the device went off. It's unclear how much or what kind of explosive material was used, Collins said. No U.S. or coalition troops were injured.

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[dhimmi]

That is inspiring.
But to play devil's advocate, they probably realized their only chance to survive was to get the guy out of the truck.
I just hope nothing bad happens to those guys and I'm glad the media did not release their names.

[[R-MOD]Wasteland]

Wait. A security guard and interpreter working at the base? Because if so, they're brave, yes. But not exactly "good Samaritans".

[NikovK]

Of course not. Samaritans are from south of Israel. These are obviously good Afgans.

[dhimmi]

LMAO

[[R-DEV]Gaz]

The area was immediately cordoned off while authorities waited for a bomb disposal team.

During the attempt to disarm it, the device went off. It's unclear how much or what kind of explosive material was used, Collins said. No U.S. or coalition troops were injured.

woops. I'm SURE that was an accident....


"Stupid prick, we're not givin ya another chance to do THAT again....." BOOM.

[A.J.Sawyer]

lol, Cynical as ever

[[R-MOD]Wasteland]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]NikovK

Of course not. Samaritans are from south of Israel. These are obviously good Afgans.

Aha! But I anticipated your bit of wit, and included quotations around "Good Samaritan" for exactly this reason.

[Maistros]

...and I thought afgans were small blankets that you hang over the back of your couch.

[NikovK]

See, when Europe discovered Afghanistan in the colonial era, they realized the Afghans could make the best couch-blankets in the world and so named them Afghans. Just like how the Chinese were named because they made the best "china" plates. Or Persia, which made the best rugs, and so we named them after the Persian rug. Or Turkey, which is where we import the best Thanksgiving dinners from... its all very simple.