Kabul points finger at ISI for Indian embassy attackOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Afghan envoy to the US has alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was behind Thursday's attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul which killed 17 people and wounded more than 60. "Yes, we do," Afghan Ambassador to the US, Said T.
India takes up Kabul attack with PakistanOctober 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has taken up with Pakistan the suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Afghanistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony indicated Saturday.
Afghan envoy blames bases outside country for terrorismOctober 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bases outside the country were responsible for the rise in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, its Ambassador to India, Sayed Makhdoom Raheem, said Saturday in the aftermath of the sucide bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul. "The base camps are all located outside Afghanistan and they (the terrorists) get trained, financed, and armed and after that, they come into Afghanistan," Raheem told the Times Now in an interview.
Canada condemns bomb attack on Indian embassy in KabulOctober 9th, 2009 ONTARIO - Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon has strongly condemned Thursday's attempted bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, that claimed 17 lives and injured more than 60. "Canada strongly condemns the violent attack that occurred today near the Embassy of India in Kabul and claimed the lives of several Afghan civilians and injured many others.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao arrives in KabulOctober 9th, 2009 KABUL - Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has arrived in Afghan capital Kabul to assess the situation arising out of Thursday's bomb blast outside the Indian embassy there, which claimed 17 lives and injured over 60. Rao will consult with senior embassy officials on the next steps for ensuring the safety and security of Indian embassy staff, sources said.
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.
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.
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.
Britain condemns attack on Indian embassy in KabulOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - British Foreign Minister David Miliband Thursday rang up his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna and expressed his sympathies at the suicide car bomb attack outside the Indian embassy in Kabul.
France condemns attack on Indian embassy in KabulOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - France has condemned the suicide bomb attack in Kabul, saying that by choosing the Indian embassy as its target the terrorists were targeting the entire international community. At least 17 people were killed and 76 injured, some seriously, when a Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near the Indian embassy in Kabul Thursday morning in the second such terror attack since July 2008.
EU condemns Kabul attackOctober 8th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The European Union (EU) has condemned a suicide car bomb attack that killed 17 people outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul Thursday. "The presidency is appalled by this atrocious form of terrorism, taking place in the close vicinity of a diplomatic mission which enjoys protection under international law," Sweden, which holds the presidency of the EU, said in a statement.
Congress condemns Kabul embassy bombingOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Condemning the suicide bombing outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, the Congress party Thursday said such incidents would hamper the reconstruction process in strife-torn Afghanistan. Such attacks are unfortunate, they should be condemned by the international community, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad told IANS.
Canada condemns suicide attack at Indian embassyOctober 8th, 2009 TORONTO - Canada Thursday condemned the suicide attack at the Indian embassy in Kabul. Seventeen people were killed and nearly 80 injured when a suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden vehicle near the embassy Thursday morning.
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.
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