India will not be intimidated by Kabul attack: TharoorOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will not be intimidated by the criminal killers who perpetrated the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul and will take all steps to protect Indians, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor affirmed Thursday. "India will not be intimidated by these criminal killers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Large explosion rocks center of Afghanistan's capitalSeptember 17th, 2009 Explosion rocks Afghan capital near US EmbassyKABUL — A large blast shook a road near the U.S. Embassy and an American military base in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, killing at least two people.
Taliban claim responsibility for car bomb attack in Afghan capitalSeptember 7th, 2009 Taliban claim reponsibility for Kabul attackKABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban spokesman has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack near the military airport in Kabul. An Afghan official says one civilian has been killed and seven wounded.
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.
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.
No Indians attacked in Afghanistan: GovernmentJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Government on Saturday claimed that no Indians were killed in Afghanistan following a Pakistani media report which said that six Indians were among 18 people killed in a Taliban attack in Paktia province of Afghanistan. "We checked up and found that this report is untrue," a source in the External Affairs Ministry said.
Report of Indians killed in Afghanistan not confirmed: governmentJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI/KABUL - Indian external affairs ministry officials Saturday said there was "no confirmation" of Pakistani media reports that six Indian nationals were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan. "The Indian mission has been approached, but there is no confirmation of the report," an Indian external affairs ministry official told IANS in New Delhi.
One Indian among five wounded in Afghan blastFebruary 3rd, 2009 KABUL - At least five employees of an Indian company, an Indian included, were injured Wednesday morning when a remote-controlled bomb went off in eastern Afghanistan, the authorities said. Dawurat Khan Qayumi, an Afghan official, said the incident occurred at 8.30 a.m.
Suicide attack near German embassy in Kabul, 11 injuredJanuary 16th, 2009 KABUL - A blast believed to have been triggered by a suicide bomber wounded at least seven Afghans and four US soldiers near the German embassy in Kabul Saturday, officials said. The attack took place in the front the embassy, which is across from a US military base and some 200 metres from the presidential palace, officials said.
Four killed, 35 injured in Kabul suicide attackJanuary 16th, 2009 KABUL - Four people, inluding two Afghan civilians and two US soldiers, were killed and 35 injured in a suicide bombing near the German embassy here Saturday, officials said. The attack, which was carried out with a car loaded with explosives, took place in front of the embassy that is adjacent to a US military base, a UN office building and some 200 metres from the presidential palace, officials said.
Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attackJanuary 16th, 2009 KABUL - The Taliban took responsibility of the suicide car bombing near German embassy in Kabul Saturday which killed at least four people, including two Afghan civilians and two US soldiers, and injured more than 35 others, officials said. In a statement posted on their website, the Taliban said that one of their bombers, named Sham-ul-Rahman, carried out the attack, using a Toyota-Corolla car filled with explosives.