Nine people were killed and 22 wounded when a roadside bomb struck a bus in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. One woman was among the dead and children were wounded in the blast.
The bus was a daily service bus between the Ghanzi province and the capital city of Kabul. Continue reading
The Taliban assassinated a young American diplomat and five others this weekend.
Anne Smedinghoff, 25, was killed along with three soldiers, two civilians and an Afghan doctor. The group was traveling to deliver books to a school in the southern part of the country. Continue reading
Taliban members dressed as soldiers assaulted a courthouse complex killing at least 50 people, 34 of them civilians.
At least 90 were injured, most of them civilians.
The attack in Farah province began around 9 a.m. local time when militants detonated explosives inside an army vehicle damaging the local governor’s office and two banks packed with civilians. The terrorists then began a gun battle with Afghan security forces. Several terrorists detonated suicide vests. Continue reading
A homicide bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Afghanistani city of Jalalabad has killed five police officers along with the terrorists.
Four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. Continue reading
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council on Tuesday that the Taliban might be willing to talk with the UN about minimizing causalities in Afghanistan.
“I encourage a meaningful dialogue to reduce this intolerable, continuing death toll and to protect civilians,” Ban said. He attributed his position to recent Taliban statements he felt showed a “willingness to engage.” Continue reading
Terrorists attacked a police outpost in central Afghanistan has killed 11 policemen and 6 others.
The attack infiltrated a sleeping quarters in the compound where the 17 men were killed while they slept. The Islamists reportedly poisoned the men before shooting them. Police officials say the six who were not officers likely were visiting friends at the base when they were killed. Continue reading
Authorities in England, France and Belgium have broken up a major human trafficking ring that preyed on immigrants from the Middle East and Afghanistan.
The UK Border Agency raided 35 locations yesterday while France and Belgium carried out 40 raids. The raids were spread out over the entire countries instead of focusing on only one major city. Continue reading
A Taliban homicide bomber killed 41 people, including six children, in an attack on a Mosque as their services for the Eid al-Adha holiday were ending.
More than 50 other people were wounded in the attack and local officials say many of the wounded are in critical condition. Continue reading
Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan by a man dressed in an Afghan police uniform. The forces attached to NATO were shot in Khas Uruzgan, about 250 miles from the capital of Kabul.
Last month the U.S. has suspended training of Afghan police because of insider attacks. Officials wouldn’t confirm that this terrorist was connected to the Taliban but said it was possible the attacker was a militant dressed in a police uniform. Continue reading
A Taliban attack has killed at least 10 Afghani security staff.
The gun assault took place in the western city of Herat. Five policemen including the police chief and five soldiers are among the dead. Two Taliban leaders were killed.
Over two dozen terrorists were also arrested in the wake of the attack. Continue reading