{"id":76086,"date":"2017-11-21T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=76086"},"modified":"2017-11-21T08:26:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:26:44","slug":"lt-sayed-basam-pacha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=76086","title":{"rendered":"LT Sayed Basam Pacha"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The New York Times <\/a>tells the story of Afghan Police Lieutenant Sayed Basam Pacha and his last moments. He was guarding a gathering of dignitaries in Kabul last week when he spotted a man he suspected was a suicide bomber;<\/p>\n

Broad-shouldered and heavily muscled, Lieutenant Pacha shouted at the suspect to halt, but instead the man started running. The officer stopped him, throwing his arms around him in a bear hug.<\/p>\n

A second later the bomber detonated the explosive vest hidden under his coat. Fourteen people, including Lieutenant Pacha and seven other police officers as well as six civilians, were killed; 18 others were wounded, seven police and 11 civilians, said Basir Mujahed, a police spokesman.<\/p>\n

There was little doubt the death toll would have been far higher without the lieutenant\u2019s body blunting the blast, Mr. Mujahed said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a hero, he saved many lives,\u201d he said. \u201cAll seven of those policemen are heroes but especially him. Just think if that suicide attacker got past the gate, what would have happened \u2014 you cannot even imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Pacha\u2019s father, Gen. Sayed Nizam Agha, is also a police commander.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son sacrificed himself to save other people,\u201d General Agha said, proud but tearful when reached by telephone. He wept as he recounted his son\u2019s story.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lt Pacha had only been on the job for a year – but Afghanistan needs a few divisions of policemen like him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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