survivor of taliban attack - unbelievable story

[[xeno]Julios]

You've probably heard about the recent terror attack on the climbing expedition in pakistan

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013 ... -s-citizen

basically a dozen taliban came and murdered a group of foreign climbers in cold blood. They dragged them from their tents after midnight, forced them to kneel, and executed them with shots to the head. Eleven were killed.

One man survived. His name is Zhang Jingchuan, and as you will soon discover, this man is a fucking HERO. He's 42 years old, and is ex military, where he was a reconnaissance specialist for the chinese army.

There is a chinese interview that a colleague read this morning, and I discussed the details with him in depth today.

What follows would probably not even pass for believable in a movie...

The attackers have them kneeling in two rows, with wrists bound behind their backs. Zhang is kneeling next to his friend. At first they thought it was a robbery, but Zhang clued into the fact that they were about to be executed. The attackers started stripping them of clothes and valuables. They removed Zhang's watch. During this, he was able to loosen the ropes, and plan an escape. He then hears the shots, and ducks his head at just the right time. The bullet aimed for his brain grazes the side of his skull. He frees his hands, knocks one of the attackers to the ground (or pushes him away, not sure), and sprints for his life.

Luckily for him, the guns were being worn around the attackers' necks with ropes, which made it difficult for them to aim. Coupled with the element of surprise and the cover of night, he frantically sprints away. About 50 feet ahead he sees a cliff edge, and just dives over it, not knowing whether it's 10 feet or 1000 feet. Keep in mind he is barefoot and I believe he was in his underwear.

The cliff ends up not being a fatal one, and he quickly looks around for a hiding spot, as the attackers are chasing him. He finds a crack in the ice, and hides there. Seconds later, the attackers catch up, but they don't find him.

He waits (not sure how long), and after a while, decides to crawl back to camp to see if he can find help (a major motivational factor was the risk of death due to hypothermia). He sneaks back to the tents, grabs clothes and a satellite phone, and looks for other survivors. They are all dead. He sees some dim lights nearby, and thinks that the attackers are still there. I'm not sure if they were, but he plays it safe, and calls for help, and is eventually rescued.

some details here:

http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news31465.html

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

You and I are watching the fights next weekend.

[[xeno]Julios]

Hell yes.

[Transient]

Badass dude.

[mrd]

That is indeed fairly badass. Also, what the fuck is with assassinating foreign hikers? Fuck the Taliban or whoever the fuck does this kind of shit, what the fuck is wrong with their brain?!

[Ryoki]

Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)

[Eraser]

He certainly is courageous, but a hero? For saving himself?

[mrd]

Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)

Interesting. Bit there about serotonin troubles. My guess is that these mother fuckers would benefit from LSD psycho-therapy.

edit: Now that I think about it, most people could use it.

[Ryoki]

It's funny because I only really linked it because of the lolsy abbreviation, but there's actually something to it in a far fetched, ridiculous kind of way.

Hah, i'd make an wonderful psychiatrist. Now lay down on that couch there and start telling me about your early childhood.

[scared?]

I'm kinda on the talibans side on this...

Get the fuck out of their country u foreign fucks...

[menkent]

what sort of fuckwits go hiking/mountaineering in Taliban-controlled Pakiland? did they actually expect the trip to end differently or was this just an elaborate suicide pact?

[feedback]

what sort of fuckwits go hiking/mountaineering in Taliban-controlled Pakiland? did they actually expect the trip to end differently or was this just an elaborate suicide pact?

Well, some people like to climb K2. Crazy, right? This is the first attack in that remote area.

[obsidian]

According to Wikipedia, they were going to die anyway.

K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the eight thousanders. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying.[4] It is more hazardous to reach K2 from the Chinese side; thus, it is mostly climbed from the Pakistani side.

I like rock climbing, but 1 in 4? I don't like those odds.

[losCHUNK]

Khan, the interior minister, spent part of Sunday fielding calls from worried ambassadors...

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[Tsakali]

a hero? For saving himself?

pretty much this.

[Captain]

It's a good thing the US government didn't put the Taliban in power to cause instability in the region

[[xeno]Julios]

He certainly is courageous, but a hero? For saving himself?

why the fuck not? He wanted to live, and said:

self, I'm gonna do everything in my power to save you.

[Whiskey 7]

Nice read there [xeno]Julios

The attack left 11 people dead, including two Chinese climbers on their way to conquering Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth-highest mountain. Jundullah, a group linked to the Pakistani Taliban, later claimed responsibility.

Twenty-four Pakistani climbers and 19 foreign nationals were evacuated by helicopter, according to Pakistan media, which reported that police have arrested 37 suspects.

Seems the authorities may have captured some of the Taliban bastards

[andyman]

So the taliban now have an official office here in Doha. ?

http://dohanews.co/post/40599345760/us- ... -office-in

there may be burning bags of poop at their doorstep.

[Ryoki]

Your country is now in direct (but oh so quiet) peace talks with the Talibs, so obviously they need an office somewhere in a neutral country.

Yeah, turned out the longest war in US history was all for nothing, they're negotiating with the exact same dudes they've been trying to kill since 9/11.

Didn't you know this was happening..? I imagine the US press is pretty quiet about it?

[obsidian]

If you can't beat them, give them some money and guns.

[seremtan]

they're trying to find a way of extricating their conventional military out of Afghanistan without it looking like a retreat, and they're asking the Taliban to help them

of course this doesn't mean JSOC will stop the drone strikes and raids around the Af-Pak border

[GONNAFISTYA]

He certainly is courageous, but a hero? For saving himself?

why the fuck not? He wanted to live, and said:

self, I'm gonna do everything in my power to save you.

lol moron. Go fuck a squid.

[[xeno]Julios]

you're a squid.

[GONNAFISTYA]

no you're a towel.