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 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.
Four killed as Taliban seizes building in Afghan provincial capitalAugust 11th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers seized a five-story building in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Afghanistan's Logar Province on Monday, after battling Afghan and American forces for several hours. At least four people were killed in the encounter that occurred ten days before national and presidential elections.
1 dead as 6 Taliban fighters attack Afghan government buildings in town south of KabulAugust 10th, 2009 1 dead as 6 Taliban attack town south of KabulKABUL —A half dozen Taliban fighters infiltrated a provincial capital south of the Afghan capital on Monday and fired rocket propelled grenades at government buildings, killing at least one police officer, officials said. The militants fired four RPGs at the governor's compound and two at the police chief's office in the city of Pul-i-Alam, the capital of Logar province, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of Kabul, said Din Mohammad Darwesh, the governor's spokesman.
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.
Five killed as suicide bombers attack Afghan government buildingsJuly 21st, 2009 KABUL - Eight suicide bombers attacked several government buildings in two eastern Afghan provinces Tuesday, killing at least five Afghan security forces personnel, officials said. Six bombers attacked three government buildings in Gardez, the provincial capital of the southeastern province of Paktia, Tuesday morning, killing at least two policemen and three intelligence agents, Rohullah Samoon, a spokesman for the provincial governor told DPA.
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.
Recruiter of child suicide bombers nabbed in AfghanistanJuly 5th, 2009 KABUL - A terrorist who allegedly recruited Afghan children to serve as suicide bombers has been taken into custody, US officials said Sunday. The arrest was made south of the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Seven killed in suicide attack in AfghanistanMay 13th, 2009 KHOST - Seven people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, an official said. A suicide bomber Wednesday morning drove his explosives laden car towards the gate of a US military base outside Khost city, capital of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people and injuring 21, said an official from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) media office.
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.
Multiple suicide bombers kill eight in AfghanistanApril 1st, 2009 KABUL - Four suicide bombers equipped with automatic rifles attacked a provincial council office in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing one policeman and seven civilians, an interior ministry spokesman said. On Wednesday morning, one attacker detonated his explosives-laden vehicle in front of the provincial council office in southern Kandahar city, the capital of Kandahar province.
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.
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.
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