Taliban terrorists attacked a hotel in the Lake Qargha area of Afghanistan killing 15 civilians.
The five insurgents who engaged in the 12-hour attack were killed.
The BBC reports the hotel outside Kabul was an “easy target” for the Taliban because of its remote location. They said that little security could be found in that region. Continue reading
Seven people were killed and thirteen injured when a homicide bomber attacked a governor’s compound in western Afghanistan.
The attack in Farah province also resulted in the deaths of four of the attackers. The first blew himself up at the gate and others tried to fight their way through the gate into the compound.
The battle lasted nearly an hour. Continue reading
A teenage suicide bomber struck at a government check post killed 19 people including two government officials. Hospital officials reported the attack resulted in 57 wounded.
The Taliban said the two officials had been targeted in retaliation for the death of an Al Qaeda commander in 2011. Continue reading