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British soldier killed in suicide bombing

KABUL) said on Wednesday. Tuesday's death was announced in a brief statement from the multinational force, which neither gave the soldier's nationality nor the exact location of the bombing. But the Ministry of Defence in London said the "hugely experienced"…

Would-be suicide bomber shot to death

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN border in southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, an official said. Javed Faisal, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the bomber was gunned down by border police in the Wesh area Spin Boldak district this afternoon. Faisal…

Would-be suicide bomber shot dead in Khost

KHOST CITY (PAN): Security forces shot dead a would-be suicide bomber in the Tanai district of southeastern Khost province early Saturday morning, the governor's office said. The man wearing an explosives vest was gunned down after being positively identified by…

Would-be suicide bomber shot dead in Paktika

SHARAN (PAN): A would-be car suicide attacker was shot dead before he could reach his target in the Khairkot district of southern Paktika province on Monday, an official said. The incident took place at 11am when a car suicide bomber…

Pair of suicide attackers blown up

TARINKOT (PAN): A pair of alleged suicide attackers died following a blast caused by their own explosives near the capital of central Uruzgan province on Sunday, police said. The two would-be bombers were on their way to Tarinkot bazaar on…

3 dead as car bomb hits Nangarhar police HQ

JALALABAD (PAN): Two policemen and one civilian were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber blew up a car outside the police headquarters in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. Another four civilians and two police officials sustained injuries in the…

3 police killed in Greshk suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): Three policemen, including an officer, were killed in a car suicide attack in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an official said. The incident took place around 9.am when an explosives-laden car hit a police…

3 police killed in Greshk suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): Three policemen, including an officer, were killed in a car suicide attack in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an official said. The incident took place around 9.am when an explosives-laden car hit a police…

Suicide bomber kills police officer in Marja

LASHKARGAH (PAN): A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the police headquarters in the Marja district of southern Helmand province on Sunday, killing an officer and injuring two civilians.   Omar Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, confirmed the incident and said…

Plot to assassinate Sayyaf foiled: NDS

KABUL leader Prof. Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf and detaining three of the would-be assailants. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the detainees included the mastermind behind the plot, Najibullah, alias Zakirullah, a resident of the Jaghatu district of Maidan…

3 killed, 6 injured in Kandahar attack

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN forces in southern Kandahar province on Saturday, officials said. Javed Faisal, the governor’s spokesman, said the attack took place in the Mandi Hesar Clinic area, close to the Kandahar Airport, at around 10:00am. He put the toll…

3 dead in Farah suicide attack

FARAH CITY (PAN): Three people were killed and as many wounded in a suicide attack in the Bala Baluk district of western Farah province on Saturday, officials said. A former Jamiat-i-Islami commander, Zabit Khalil, was the bomber’s target, but he…

Would-be suicide bomber shot dead in Uruzgan

TARINKORT (PAN): A suicide bomber was shot dead on Sunday before he could reach his target in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said. The bomber in a police uniform planned to target Kabul Bank’s branch in…

Suicide bomber kills 1, injures 8

SHARAN (PAN): One man was killed and eight others were wounded during a suicide bombing in the Janikhel district of southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Thursday. The assailant detonated the explosives strapped to his body in the main Katawazi…

3 Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack

MAIMANA (PAN): Three Afghan soldiers were killed on Wednesday afternoon when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Almar district of western Faryab province. Mohammad Saleh Saleh, the district’s administrative head, told Pajhwok Afghan News the bomber on a…

Civilians wounded in Kabul car bombing

KABUL): Two civilians were wounded in a car bombing in the Mir Bachakot district of Kabul province on Friday, an official said . Kabul criminal investigation chief in Gen. Mohammad Zahir told Pajhwok Afghan News that the explosion took place…

2 would-be bombers killed in north

KABUL): Two suspected suicide bombers were shot dead by Afghan security personnel in the Dasht-e-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Monday. The bombers on motorbikes were killed on Sunday night when they were trying to enter a…

8 teachers among 16 injured in Logar blast

PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Eight teachers, four students and as many local policemen were injured in a car suicide bombing in central Logar province on Tuesday, officials said. The suicide attack took place at a time when students and teachers of Shaheed…

Assault on Supreme Court widely condemned

KABUL). On Wednesday, Canada's Chargé d'affaires James Hill condemned the suicide bombing as brazen and cowardly. “Canada stands by the people of Afghanistan. The envoy said in a statement: “On behalf of all Canadians, I extend my deepest sympathies to the…

Airport attack ends with killing of 7 bombers (Video)

KABUL (PAN): Triggered by a brazen assault on the Kabul International Airport early Monday morning, clashes between insurgents and security forces ended with the killing of all seven attackers, the Ministry of Interior said. Two of the militants blew themselves…

Students, US soldiers dead in Paktia blast

GARDEZ (PAN): Ten schoolchildren, two US soldiers and a policeman were killed in a suicide bombing in the Chamkani district of southeastern Paktia province on Monday, an official said. The attacker detonated his explosives-rigged motorcycle in front of a high…

Italian troops attacked in Farah, 4 injured

FARAH CITY (PAN): Two Italian soldiers and as many Afghan civilians were injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near a convoy of the US-led troops in the western province of Farah on Monday, officials said. The attack…

Baghlan council chief among 13 killed in suicide blast

PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): The provincial council chief was among more than a dozen people killed in a suicide attack that left another 10 people wounded in northern Baghlan province on Monday, officials said. The senior public representative, Mohammad Rassoul Mohseni, was…

6 killed, 37 injured in Kabul suicide bombing (Video)

KABUL (PAN): Six people were killed and 37 others wounded on Thursday when an explosives-laden car ploughed into a convoy of foreign military convoy in Kabul, officials and witnesses said. The suicide attack happened close to the residence of a…

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