Entry 20 May 23rd

22 Afghan Police Officers Are Killed in Attacks by Taliban

Rod Nordland

In Kabul it was a very bloody day for the police officers of Afghanistan. 22 officers were killed from 4 separate attacks around the country by the Taliban. One of the places hit was in the northern province of Badakhshan. This was where officers complained the the U.S. military was no where to help them. The officers in Afghanistan have always had high casualties but this was one of the worst.  In Yangan part of Badakhshan is where the government has been battling the Taliban for 2 days in a government complex. Up to 40 security guards and government workers are stuck in a bunker under the facility. 16 police officers have been killed so far. The people in the bunker are now running low on supplies and ammo. Their plan was to interrupt the soon coming government election.

The attacks that are going on in Afghanistan are truly outrageous and have to be stopped. The Taliban have been given too much power and should not go unpunished  for their crimes. The officers that were killed were only doing their jobs. The Taliban were not targeting them but they got in cross hairs. I am sorry for the families of the police officers and my deepest condolences.  

Entry 19 May 21st

Stabbing spree leaves 4 dead in Taiwan subway

Johnson Lai

In the capital of Taiwan the killing of 4 people in a subway took place. At at the 21-year-old second-year student at Tunghai University in the central city of Taichung was wielding a knife on a subway leading to the southwestern suburbs of Taipei. The boy killed four people and injured 21 others during the attack. Photos of the attack showed blood splattered subway car and video of men using umbrellas to restrain the attacker. Security guards quickly called police who then apprehended him and said he reeked of alcohol. The man told the police the he wanted to do something "Shocking" and had been planning this since childhood. He there were no other motives involved and he did not suffer from any mental health problems. 

He boarded the train two stations earlier and started stabbing people when they passed the first. The attacker was using a 10 centimeter knife and was carrying another that was 30 centimeters longs. He stuck victims in the stomach and chest. Attacks like this are very rare in Taipei.

I cant imagine how someone could think that stabbing a bunch of people on a subway would be a good idea with having any sort of mental instability. The people on the subway were innocent and should not have hurt or killed from stupidity. The security guards on the subway should have been more aware of what was happening and should have intervened. Also they should station a guard on all of the subways so this wont happen again.   

Entry 18 May 13th

‘All options open’ to rescue schoolgirls, says Nigeria

 Bloomberg

In Abuja, Nigeria a government official said "all options open" help save the girls. 300 hundred girls were abducted by the Boko Haram last month from their school Borno state. The U.S has sent air reconnaissance to help in the search effort.  The Boko Haram's leaders was seen in a video that they released he said “I swear to almighty Allah, you will not see them again until you release our brothers that you have captured.” He was also seen threatening to sell the girls in the slavery. Parents of the girls who have been captured are being asked to watch the video to see if they can identify any of the girls in them. The Nigerian government originally decided they were not going to negotiate with them  but that might be relaxed. Mike Omeri said that the government will use whatever type of action it takes to free the girls. This has not been the first attack by the Boko Haram and people started a protest in the streets of Abuja for the government to do more about finding the girls and stopping the Boko Haram. 

The Boko Haram has been terrorizing the people of Nigeria to help project their mission. The government of Nigeria has not been doing nearly enough to track down them before more people get killed. The Boko Haram have killed hundreds of people in Nigeria and we can't let the girls be the next victims. Taking the girls from the school will prove to be worthless to their mission and will have been a waste of time. I hope that the girls will be returned to their families without being harmed.