Militants attack gov't center in east Afghanistan; damage, casualties not immediately knownJuly 21st, 2009 Militants attack gov't center in east AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. military official says a group of militants has launched an attack against a government center in eastern Afghanistan.
3 police killed by suicide car bomber in southern Afghanistan; supply convoy attackedJuly 16th, 2009 Suicide bomber kills 3 police in AfghanistanKABUL — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden station wagon into a police convoy in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing three police, the Interior Ministry said. Four other police officers were wounded in the morning attack in Nimroz province's Khashord district, the ministry said in a statement.
US service member killed by insurgents in eastern AfghanistanJuly 13th, 2009 US service member killed in attack in AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member has been killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
American service member killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, US military saysJuly 13th, 2009 American service member killed in Afghan attackKABUL — An American service member has been killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
4 US soldiers killed in a roadside bombing in northern AfghanistanJuly 6th, 2009 4 US soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — A roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan killed four American soldiers Monday, while a suicide attack in the south killed two civilians, officials said. The bombing in the northern Kunduz province targeted an American military convoy, said Kunduz Gov.
Insurgents kill 3 US soldiers in Afghanistan with bomb, small-arms attack on their vehicleJune 4th, 2009 3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attackKABUL — Insurgents killed three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday in a bomb and small-arms attack on their vehicle, the military said.
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.
Eight killed in Afghan suicide attackMay 4th, 2009 KABUL - A mayor, three of his bodyguards and three civilians were killed Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a government building in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. The attack in front of the municipal office in Metarlam, the capital of Laghman province, took place as the mayor was entering his office, provincial government spokesman Sayed Ahmad Safi said.
Suicide bomb attack kills three in AfghanistanApril 17th, 2009 KABUL - Three people were killed and three others injured Friday in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan's western Nimroz province, an official said. Two militants, with explosives strapped to their bodies, wanted to target the Afghan minister for refugees.
Suicide bombing kills 8 policemen in AfghanistanMarch 16th, 2009 KABUL - At least eight policemen were killed and 22 injured Monday in a suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan, authorities said. 'So far the bodies of eight policemen and 22 injured men, including civilians, have been taken to hospital in Lashkar city,' said Anayatullah, director of the Public Health Department in Helmand province.
5 policemen killed in suicide bombing in AfghanistanMarch 16th, 2009 KABUL - At least five policemen were killed and over 10 injured Monday in a suicide bombing attack in southern Afghanistan, officials said. 'A man with an explosive device tied to his body blew himself up in front of the gate of police department, leaving five policemen dead and injured 10 others,' senior police officer Kamaludin Khan told Xinhua.
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.
Suicide bombing near German embassy in AfghanistanJanuary 16th, 2009 KABUL - A blast believed to have been triggered by a suicide bomber wounded at least seven Afghans near the German embassy in Kabul Saturday, officials said. The attack took place in the front the embassy building, which is across from a US military base and some 200 metres from the presidential palace, officials said.
Suicide attack kills 10 in AfghanistanJanuary 8th, 2009 KABUL - A suicide attack Friday morning killed at least 10 people, including a police official, in southern Afghan province of Nimroz, an official said. 'It occurred at around 11.45 a.m.
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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