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.
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.
Roadside bomb kills 12 in AfghanistanSeptember 29th, 2009 KABUL - Twelve people were killed and 15 others injured Tuesday when the bus in which they were travelling hit a landmine in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, officials said. "It occurred at around 9.00 a.m.
5 Afghan civilians killed when their van strikes roadside bomb in western AfghanistanSeptember 23rd, 2009 Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan civiliansKABUL — Five Afghan civilians died when their van struck a roadside bomb in western Farah province, a police official said Wednesday. The private van was heading toward neighboring Ghor province on Tuesday when it hit the bomb, which also wounded eight others, said Raouf Ahmadi, a police spokesman for the western region.
Roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan kills US service memberSeptember 22nd, 2009 Bomb in Afghanistan kills US service memberKABUL — Military officials say a roadside bomb has killed an American service member in southern Afghanistan, where U.S. and NATO troops have increased operations in recent months to offset Taliban violence.
Roadside bombs kill 14 civilians in southern AfghanistanAugust 13th, 2009 Bombs kill 14 civilians in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two separate roadside blasts in southern Afghanistan killed 14 civilians, including three children, underscoring the high price paid by ordinary people in the conflict with the Taliban, officials said Thursday. Officials blamed the blasts on Taliban militants, who have made roadside bombings their primary weapons.
Explosion kills 6 Taliban militants while planting roadside bomb in AfghanistanAugust 10th, 2009 Bomb blast kills 6 Taliban while planting IEDKABUL —Six Taliban militants are dead after a roadside bomb they were planting exploded prematurely. Abdul Zarif, an Afghan official in Zabul province, says the six militants were planting the bomb around 3 a.m.
Police: 21 civilians traveling to wedding killed by roadside bomb in southern AfghanistanAugust 6th, 2009 Officials: Roadside bomb kills 21 Afghan civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb hit a wedding party on its way to a ceremony in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 people including women and children, Afghan officials said Thursday. A local police chief said that a Western airstrike hours later killed five farmers loading cucumbers into a taxi in a neighboring province.
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.
Bicycle bomb kills 2 Afghans, including a child, in southern AfghanistanJune 18th, 2009 Bombs kill 5 police, 2 civilians in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A bomb strapped to a parked bicycle exploded near a construction office in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one employee and a child about 11 years old, police said. Meanwhile, five police officers died when a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kandahar province's Shorawak district, said Gen.
NATO says roadside bombs increa by 80 percent in Afghanistan, remain top killer of troopsJune 5th, 2009 Use of roadside bombs surges in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Insurgent use of roadside bombs in Afghanistan has surged 80 percent this year, remaining the No. l killer of foreign troops, a NATO official said Thursday.
NATO says roadside bombs surge by 80 percent in Afghanistan, remain top killer of troopsJune 4th, 2009 Number of roadside bombs surge in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Insurgent use of roadside bombs in Afghanistan has surged 80 percent this year, remaining the No. 1 killer of foreign troops, a NATO official said Thursday.
Police say 10 private security guards killed in 2 roadside bomb blasts in AfghanistanJune 3rd, 2009 10 security guards killed in Afghan bomb blastsKABUL — Two roadside bombs tore through a convoy carrying private security guards, killing 10 of them in eastern Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday. The convoy was initially hit by a blast that killed one security guard on Tuesday, said police chief Azizullah Wardak of Paktia province.
Double suicide attack kills, wounds at least 20 in southern Afghanistan, official saysMay 10th, 2009 Afghanistan suicide bombs kill, wound at least 20KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A double suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan has killed and wounded at least 20 police, soldiers and civilians. Helmand deputy provincial police chief Kamaluddin Khan says the attack began when a first suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a taxi stand in the town of Gereshk.
Insurgent attacks in south Afghanistan kill 3 Afghan police; roadside bombs kill 3 civiliansApril 20th, 2009 Attacks kill 3 Afghan police, 3 civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Insurgents attacked Afghan policemen in three separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, killing three officers and wounding eight, while roadside bombs killed three civilians, officials said Monday. The lightly armed police force, which is beset by corruption, poor training and little firepower, is a favorite insurgent target.
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