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This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.
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Helmand, Afghanistan - A camera operator working for the Taliban's Information Warfare Ministry was killed today in southern Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman claimed that the camera operator, Mohammed Abad, disgraced Allah during a recent filming of a martyrdom operation.
In the Taliban video, which was obtained by TDB, it shows a lone man, donning a suicide vest, and attempting to blow up a crowded marketplace. As the man draws near to the Helmand market, you can see the crowd begin to move away and eventually run. A witness at the scene, Abu Salim, tells us why.
"The guy smelled like crap," Salim says in his native tongue while holding his nose, "it was like he burned dog poop and rolled around in it. It was that bad."
The video continues, and you can hear camera operator Mohammed Abad start to curse and get frustrated.
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