Taliban claim responsibility for attack in Afghan capital, say target was Indian EmbassyOctober 8th, 2009 Taliban claim Afghan bomb, say embassy was target
KABUL — The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Thursday's suicide car bomb in the Afghan capital, saying their target was the Indian Embassy. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement posted on the group's Web site that the attacker was an Afghan man who blew up his a sporty utility vehicle laden with explosives just outside the embassy.
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.
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.
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.
Rocket attack kills three in KabulSeptember 7th, 2009 KABUL - Three civilians were reportedly killed in a rocket attack on the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday. The rocket hit a house in the western part of the city, killing three members of a family, including a young girl, a BBC report quoted the Kabul police official.
Bomb blast kills six in Peshawar, Taliban claims responsibilityAugust 17th, 2009 Peshawar (NWFP, Pakistan), - At least six people were killed in a car bomb explosion that took place near a petrol station in the tribal dominated area of Charssada on Monday. Among the dead were two women and three children.
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.
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.
Orakzai Taliban claims responsibility for recent Pak suicide attacksJune 15th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Orakzai Agency chapter has claimed responsibility for the series of suicide attacks that have rocked the country in the recent past. Taking responsibility for the attacks, including the devastating strike on Peshawar's Pearl Continental Hotel, the Orakzai TTP chief Maulana Saeed Khan said foreigners were the prime target.
Every Pak Taliban outfit wants to claims responsibilty for recent suicide attacksJune 15th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Orakzai Agency chapter has claimed responsibility for the series of suicide attacks that have rocked the country in the recent past. Taking responsibility for the attacks, including the devastating strike on Peshawar's Pearl Continental Hotel, the Orakzai TTP chief Maulana Saeed Khan said foreigners were the prime target.
Taliban claims responsibility for killing female politician in KandaharApril 13th, 2009 KABUL - The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the killing of a female politician who championed women's rights. Sitara Achakzai was gunned down outside her home in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, on Sunday.
Taliban ready to attack Kabul, can strike anywhere: Afghan commanderMarch 13th, 2009 KABUL - A top Taliban commander has said his fighters are poised and ready to attack Kabul and could strike virtually anywhere in the city. It would be tempting to put this down to Taliban propaganda, except that one of Kabul's top cops is saying the same thing.
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.
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.
Rocket attack kills three in KabulDecember 26th, 2008 KABUL - Two rockets hit western part of Afghan capital Kabul Saturday night, killing at least three people, witnesses said. The incident occurred at around 8.30 p.m.
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