Suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul kills six civilians
Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2013
A powerful suicide car bomb targeting a NATO military convoy in Kabul killed six Afghan civilians on Thursday in the first major attack in the capital for more than two months.
Motorcycle bomb at Afghan market kills three, says official
Associated Press | Tuesday May 14, 2013
An Afghan official says a bomb hidden in a parked motorcycle has ripped through a crowded bazaar in a remote region of the southern Helmand province, killing at least three people and wounding seven.
Five US troops killed in Afghan roadside blast: officials
Associated Press | Saturday May 4, 2013
Five members of the US-led international military coalition were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against foreign troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week.
Children's circus focuses on fun in war-torn Afghanistan
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 23, 2013
In a dusty city of grey concrete blast walls where there's not always much to smile about, the organisers of a children's circus try to provide a splash of colour and some moments of joy.
US diplomat killed on Afghan mission she coveted
Michael Schwirtz, The New York Times | Monday April 8, 2013
Family and friends said Anne Smedinghoff had chafed at the restrictions that American diplomats faced in Afghanistan, the excitement and passion for foreign service often dampened by a life circumscribed by blast walls and checkpoints and fortified c...
Afghan attacks kill US diplomat, soldiers, others
Reuters | Sunday April 7, 2013
A car bomb blast killed five Americans, including three U.S. soldiers and a young diplomat, on Saturday, while an American civilian died in a separate attack in the east.
Afghan suicide bomber kills two, wounds 40: police
Agence France-Presse | Friday November 23, 2012
A suicide car bomber killed two people and wounded 40 others, including women and children, in an attack on Friday in Wardak province west of Kabul, police said.
Blast in Afghanistan kills 19 en route to wedding
Associated Press | Friday October 19, 2012
An explosion from a roadside bomb tore into a minibus carrying people to a wedding in northern Afghanistan on Friday, leaving 19 dead and 16 wounded, authorities said.
Female bomber kills 12 in Kabul to avenge film
Reuters | Tuesday September 18, 2012
A suicide attack on a minibus in the Afghan capital killed 12 people on Tuesday, including seven foreigners, and the Hezb-e-Islami insurgent group claimed responsibility, saying the blast was retaliation for a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad.
Six killed in suicide attack outside NATO headquarters in Kabul
Agence France Presse | Saturday September 8, 2012
A suicide bomber struck outside NATO headquarters in Kabul on Saturday killing six street children. The attack comes a day after the United States moved to blacklist the Haqqani faction as a terrorist organisation.
Bomb in Kabul kills 2, wounds police chief
Associated Press | Tuesday August 28, 2012
An Afghan government spokesman says a truck bomb in the south's largest city has killed two civilians and wounded the provincial police chief.
Truck bomb attack on Afghan NATO base: Police
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 7, 2012
A truck bomb exploded at a NATO military base south of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, wounding at least a dozen civilians, Afghan police said.
Bomb blast kills eight in Afghan capital: Police
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 7, 2012
A remote-controlled bomb attack by Taliban insurgents in the Afghan capital Kabul killed eight people on Tuesday, police said.
Donkey bomb: New trick by Afghan militants kills cop
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 6, 2012
A new tactic of using an innocent donkey as a bomb carrier in Afghanistan took everyone by surprise on Monday when a blast killed a police officer and injured three others in a western province. The bombing took place in Charsadda district in Ghor pr...
Suicide bomber kills 22 at Afghan wedding
Reuters | Saturday July 14, 2012
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 40 others, a police spokesman said, making it one of the most violent days in the country for months.