Kabul blast: Indian embassy staff unhurt, one killed and four hurtOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KABUL -An Indian Embassy official speaking on the condition of anonymity told ANI over phone that all embassy staff were safe and that only one Afghan policeman had been killed in a bomb explosion that took place outside the embassy premises on Thursday morning. He also confirmed that four others had been injured.
Kabul blast: Indian embassy walls damaged, staff unhurtOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI -The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday confirmed news of an explosion taking place outside the heavily fortified walls of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. A spokesman of the ministry said that the blast took place at 8.27 a.m., and added that the walls of the complex had sustained some damage.
12 die in Taliban attack on Indian embassy in Kabul (Second Lead)October 8th, 2009 KABUL/NEW DELHI - A Taliban suicide bomber exploded near the Indian embassy in Kabul Thursday, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 90 in the second such attack since July 2008. No Indian was killed in the devastating bombing on the busy road outside the embassy.
Indian embassy members safe: foreign secretaryOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - All staffers at the Indian embassy that was attacked by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital Thursday morning were safe, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here Thursday. She said the blast was "more or less similar" to the July 7, 2008 bombing, in which two Indian diplomats were killed.
Some Indians hurt in Kabul bombing outside embassy: Indian envoyOctober 8th, 2009 KABUL - No Indians had been killed in the suicide blast outside the Indian embassy here Thursday morning but some had been injured, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad said. He described the explosion as being "of the same intensity" as the July 7, 2008 bombing in which 44 people, including two Indian diplomats, had been killed.
US calls Kabul bombing 'deeply troubling'October 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The United States Thursday condemned the devastating bomb attack outside the Indian embassy in Kabul and called it "deeply troubling".
US ambassador Timothy Roemer told reporters here: "Our heart goes out to India and the victims of terrorism." He said the bombing, which killed at least seven people, was "deeply troubling".
Kabul attack directed against Indian embassy, says Foreign SecretaryOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Thursday said the suicide attack in Kabul was directed at the Indian embassy. "I believe that the suicide bomb was directed against the embassy because the suicide bomber came up to the outside perimeter wall of the embassy in a car loaded with explosives, obviously with the aim of targeting the embassy," Rao said.
Suicide bombing near Indian embassy in Kabul, 3 deadOctober 7th, 2009 KABUL - At least three people were killed in a suicide bombing near the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Thursday morning. The explosion occurred on the road on which the India embassy and the Afghan interior ministry is located.
Senate condemns release of Lockerbie bomber; calls on Libya to apologize for lavish welcomeSeptember 23rd, 2009 Senate condemns release of Lockerbie bomberWASHINGTON — The Senate has unanimously condemned the release of the Libyan terrorist convicted in Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie and called upon Libya to apologize for celebrating his return. The symbolic step came as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Suicide bombing in Kabul kills nine, injures 38September 17th, 2009 KABUL - A suicide attack against an Italian military convoy shook the Afghan capital Kabul Thursday, leaving six soldiers and at least three civilians dead and 38 others wounded, officials said. The defence ministry in Rome and the Italian military in Afghanistan said that six of its soldiers, members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), were killed in the attack, which took place in the eastern part of the city on the road leading to Kabul's international airport.
Indians unhurt in Kabul blastAugust 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian embassy in Kabul escape damage when a suicide bomber exploded in the Afghan capital Saturday killing at least three people and wounding over 60. All Indian nationals are safe, official sources here said.
5 rockets slam into Kabul, 1 falls near US embassy, police say Afghan child woundedAugust 4th, 2009 1 of 5 rockets lands near US Embassy in KabulKABUL — Afghan army officers and witnesses say one of the five rockets that has slammed into Kabul fell near the American Embassy. The rocket's impact could be seen about 200 meters (yards) down from the U.S.
Taliban claim rocket attack on Kabul; 1 falls near US Embassy; police say 1 Afghan child hurtAugust 4th, 2009 Taliban claim rocket attack on KabulKABUL — The Taliban are claiming they fired the rockets that have hit various Kabul neighborhoods, including near the American Embassy. Police say at least five rockets exploded at daybreak Tuesday, injuring one child.
Four foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombingJune 29th, 2009 KABUL - Four foreign soldiers were killed Monday in a roadside bombing outside Kabul, said a spokesman for the government of Maidan Wardak province. Shahidullah Shahid said the troopers died when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in the Jalrez district, about 40 km west of Kabul.
Congress condemns Israeli attack on GazaJanuary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Friday condemned the invasion of Gaza by Israel and demanded that the Israeli action must be stopped with immediate effect. 'The Indian National Congress condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the land invasion of Gaza by Israel which has resulted in a grave humanitarian catastrophe.
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