Large blast hits near Interior Ministry, Indian Embassy in Afghan capitalOctober 8th, 2009 Large blast strikes in center of Afghan capitalKABUL — A powerful explosion rocked the center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday near the Interior Ministry and the Indian Embassy, where dozens of civilians were killed in an attack last year. An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw at least six people being loaded into the ambulances.
Afghan police say car bomb hits outside Kabul airport, blast shakes windows in center citySeptember 7th, 2009 Car bomb attack outside Kabul airportKABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Afghanistan's capital early Tuesday, police said. The blast rattled windows more than a mile away.
Car bomb explodes near military airport in eastern Kabul, shakes windows in center citySeptember 7th, 2009 Car bomb explodes near military airport in KabulKABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Afghanistan's capital early Tuesday, police said. The blast rattled windows more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) away.
Car bomb attack outside Kabul airport kills at least 2, Taliban claim responsibilitySeptember 7th, 2009 Taliban car bomber hits convoy in Afghan capitalKABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul's military airport early Tuesday in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least two civilians and wounding six, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast.
No ceasefire during Ramadan, says PakistanAugust 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Sunday the security forces will continue their offensives against the Taliban during the holy month of Ramadan, the Online news agency reported. "We are not interested in a ceasefire," Malik said.
Heavy firing erupts near main police station, gov't buildings in southeastern Afghan cityJuly 25th, 2009 Heavy firing erupts in southeastern Afghan cityKABUL — Taliban militants attacked government buildings in the southeastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday with suicide bombers, AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, officials said. Also Saturday, the NATO command announced another of its soldiers was killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan.
Seven militants killed as suicide squad storm Afghan cityJuly 25th, 2009 KABUL - Seven Taliban fighters were killed and five people were wounded when a group of militants, wearing suicide vests and carrying automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, attacked government buildings in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Meanwhile, two NATO troops and several insurgents were killed in separate incidents of gun-battle, airstrike and roadside blasts elsewhere in the country.
Militants attack gov't center in east Afghanistan; 2 suicide bombers in burqas killedJuly 21st, 2009 Militants attack Afghan city; 2 burqa bombers dieKABUL — Militants attacked several government centers in an eastern Afghan city Tuesday in a complex attack that has become a signature of major Taliban assaults. Police shot and killed two militant suicide bombers hiding under women's burqas, officials said.
13 die as Taliban militants attack 2 Afghan cities with suicide blasts, rocketsJuly 21st, 2009 13 die as Taliban bombers attack 2 Afghan citiesKABUL — Five Taliban suicide bombers attacked government centers in an eastern Afghan city Tuesday in a complex attack that has become a signature of major Taliban assaults. Five bombers and five Afghan security forces died, officials said.
Police say bomb outside US base in eastern Afghanistan kills 6 civiliansMay 13th, 2009 Police: Bomb kills 6 civilians in AfghanistanKABUL — A suicide bomb attack killed six civilians Wednesday outside a U.S. military base in the same part of eastern Afghanistan where militants stormed government buildings the day before, police said.
Suicide teams attack Afghan city, take hostages, sparking hours-long battle with US forcesMay 12th, 2009 Hostages held in attack on Afghan govt buildingKABUL — Teams of suicide bombers and insurgents attacked two government buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, sparking running gun battles in a major Afghan city, officials said. Armed insurgents took government workers hostage and ambushed an American quick-reaction force, wounding one U.S.
Taliban suicide bombers attack Afghan townMay 12th, 2009 KABUL - A group of Taliban militants wearing suicide vests and carrying automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers attacked several government buildings in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, causing an unknown number of casualties, officials said. Zemarai Bashary, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, confirmed that Taliban suicide bombers attacked the provincial governor's office and municipal buildings in Khost city, the capital of the province of the same name.
Fresh suicide attacks kill two Afghan security personnelFebruary 11th, 2009 KABUL - Two suicide attacks in eastern and western Afghanistan killed two Afghan security personnel and wounded 12 others, officials said Thursday. A suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body attacked the provincial police headquarters Thursday in southeastern province of Paktika, killing one policeman, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Many feared dead in suicide attack in KabulFebruary 10th, 2009 KABUL - Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the justice ministry and a police station in Afghanistan's capital Kabul Wednesday, reportedly killing several people, media reports said. The audacious attacks took place ahead of a visit by Richard Holbrooke, the new US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Suicide attack kills 21 police personnel in AfghanistanFebruary 1st, 2009 KABUL - A suicide bomber blew himself up Monday in a government building in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 policemen and wounding 20 while the Afghan army arrested three would-be suicide bombers in the same region, officials said. The attack in the Uruzgan provincial capital, Tarin Kot, occurred when the bomber entered a police-training centre and detonated his explosives vest.
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