Terrorists are using donkeys in Afghanistan in attempts to attack U.S. and allied forces. Afghanistan’s Pajhwok news agency reported Feb. 7 that intelligence agencies thwarted a terrorist plot in the southeast province of Khost by arresting two men who plotted to blow up a donkey that had been laden with explosives.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS), identified the suspects in the plot as Qari Khalil and Muhammad Nur, who had planned to outfit a donkey with four remote-controlled bombs and more than 40 kilos of explosives strapped to its back.
The suspects were residents of Tanai district, a Taliban insurgent stronghold bordering Pakistan.
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U.S. officials said donkey bombs are crude and ineffective because it is difficult to attack troops with them. Generally, the bombs are used for markets and public areas.
During the Soviet conflict in the 1980s, Afghanis frequently used donkeys loaded with goods for transporting things since some were trained to walk unescorted. The Russians used to intercept the donkey and fit them with booby traps and continue sending them on their way.
