30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near KandaharSeptember 30th, 2009 30 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blastKABUL — Officials say the civilian death toll in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has reached 30. Kandahar provincial police chief Sardar Mohammad Zazai says nine women and seven children are among the 30 killed.
12 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bombSeptember 30th, 2009 12 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blastKABUL — A roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has killed 12 civilians. Police chief Bismullah Khan says a civilian bus hit a bomb in Kandahar province's Maiwand district Tuesday morning, killing the 12 civilians and wounding another 15.
Suicide attack kills two, wounds seven near Kabul airportSeptember 8th, 2009 KABUL - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle early Tuesday near a part of Kabul's international airport used by the military, killing two civilians and wounding seven, officials said. "It was a suicide attack which was carried out by a car near the gate of the military side of Kabul airport," Zemarai Bashary, an Interior Ministry spokesman, told DPA.
US service member dies following bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, according to NATOSeptember 6th, 2009 Bombing in S. Afghanistan kills US service memberKABUL — NATO says a U.S.
Air strike on hijacked tankers kills 90 in AfghanistanSeptember 4th, 2009 KABUL - Up to 90 people were feared dead and wounded after a Nato air strike hit two fuel tankers stolen by insurgents in northern Afghanistan. The blast was thought to have burned alive villagers as they gathered to collect fuel from the tankers when one became stuck in a river.
Taliban suicide bomber kills Afghanistan's deputy chief of intelligence at mosque ceremonySeptember 2nd, 2009 Taliban blast kills Afghan deputy chief of intelKABUL — An explosion ripped through a crowd of government officials attending the inauguration of a mosque east of Kabul on Wednesday, killing Afghanistan's deputy chief of intelligence in what the Taliban said was a targeted attack. The blast destroyed several government vehicles, including one used by Abdullah Laghmani, the deputy chief of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security.
Officials: Roadside bombs kills 5 police, 1 guard in southern AfghanistanAugust 7th, 2009 Officials: Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan copsKABUL — Officials say roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan have killed five policemen and an Afghan guard. Local police official Abdul Jabar says a roadside bomb late Thursday in Kandahar's Arghandab district killed five policemen.
Roadside bomb kills 11 civilians in southern Afghanistan, including 5 childrenJuly 17th, 2009 Roadside bomb kills 11 Afghan civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 11 civilians, including five children, a border police official said. A British solider died in another explosion.
Interior Ministry: Central Afghanistan blast killed 25 people, including 21 civiliansJuly 9th, 2009 KABUL — An Interior Ministry spokesman says the massive blast in central Afghanistan has killed 25 people, including 21 civilians and four policemen. Zemerai Bashary says the powerful blast also destroyed nearby shops lining the road in the central Logar province.
A roadside bomb in central Afghanistan kills 14 peopleJuly 9th, 2009 14 people killed in Afghan blastKABUL — An explosion in central Afghanistan killed 14 people, including 10 civilians and four policemen Thursday, a provincial police chief said. The blast happened after a truck filled with timber had tipped over on the main road connecting Logar province with Kabul to the north, said the provincial police chief, Mustafa Khan.
Blast in central Afghanistan kills 25 people, including 21 civilians, Interior Ministry saysJuly 9th, 2009 KABUL — An Interior Ministry spokesman says the massive blast in central Afghanistan has killed 25 people, including 21 civilians and four policemen. Zemerai Bashary says the powerful blast also destroyed nearby shops lining the road in the central Logar province.
US military says blast kills 2 troops in southern Afghanistan, bringing total to 6 in a dayJuly 6th, 2009 2 more US troops killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. military spokesman says 2 more U.S.
Suicide bomber attacks troop convoy in central Afghanistan, 2 civilians killedJune 23rd, 2009 Suicide bomber kills 2 civilians in AfghanistanKABUL — A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of international troops in central Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two Afghan civilians, officials said. The driver of the car rammed into the convoy on a highway in Ghazni province about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) west of Ghazni city, said Ismail Jahangir, a spokesman for the provincial governor.
Three civilians killed in Afghanistan blastMay 3rd, 2009 KABUL - Three civilians including two children were killed and eight wounded Sunday in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said. The victims, including an eight-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were killed in the blast at a main market in Gerishk district of southern Helmand province Sunday morning, the ministry said in a statement.
Suicide bomb attack kills 16 in AfghanistanDecember 28th, 2008 KABUL - Sixteen people have been killed and 58 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, officials said. The incident took place Sunday morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives laden car near a police station in the province.
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