2 security personnel killed, 6 others injured as serial blasts rock Kabul
3 years, 11 months ago

2 security personnel killed, 6 others injured as serial blasts rock Kabul

India TV News  

Four explosions rocked Kabul on Saturday, killing two security forces members and injuring six others, Tolo News reported. The second explosion took place in the west of Kabul at around 7:05 am in which a magnetic IED blast targeted a vehicle carrying a senior official from the VIP protection unit, police said. The third explosion that occurred in the Deh Sabz area in the east of Kabul, was a roadside bomb blast, targetting a police vehicle in which three security force members were wounded, police said. The fourth blast happened in the Deh Bori area in the west of Kabul at around 9:05 am in which a police vehicle was targeted, police said.

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2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — An explosive device carried on a motorcycle by two suspected militants in restive southwestern Pakistan ignited prematurely near a police station Monday killing the suspects, police said. Local police officer Ghulam Rasool said the men were near the Mezai police station when the blast took place. He said officers were still investigating to determine whether either of …

Three Security Personnel Killed In Separate Terror Attacks In Pakistan's Balochistan
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Security Personnel Killed In Separate Terror Attacks In Pakistan's Balochistan

ABP News  

Karachi, Dec 8 : At least three security personnel have been killed in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said on Sunday. Two Frontier Corps soldiers were killed and three others sustained injuries after terrorists attacked a checkpost near a coal mine in Duki district on Saturday, Sardar Rind, a senior police official, said. While security …

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani …

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Roadside bomb kills four officers and wounds five others while two schoolchildren are killed in a mortar explosion. A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said. Pakistan’s military in a statement on Thursday confirmed the “martyrdom” of four officers, but said security forces also responded to …

Drone Images Reveal Terrorist Killings in Jammu and Kashmir
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Drone Images Reveal Terrorist Killings in Jammu and Kashmir

India Today  

Images of terrorists killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor sector have emerged. The terrorists were killed in a gunfight after they opened fire on an Army vehicle on Monday. The security forces used drone surveillance to capture images of two of the terrorists, while the body of one terrorist has been recovered. Efforts are underway to retrieve …

Militants target convoy of diplomats in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, policeman killed
3 months ago

Militants target convoy of diplomats in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, policeman killed

ABP News  

Peshawar, Sep 22 : Suspected militants set off an explosion targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Sunday, killing a policeman and injuring three others. The blast occurred in Jehanabad area of Swat district when the convoy of foreign diplomats was heading towards the mountainous Malam Jabba. The Pakistan Foreign Ministry in a statement …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

The Hindu  

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to avenge people …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to …

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan
4 months ago

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bomb blast in southwestern …

Explosions and intelligence-based operations: Pakistan’s vicious cycle
6 months, 1 week ago

Explosions and intelligence-based operations: Pakistan’s vicious cycle

Hindustan Times  

On June 9, an improvised explosive device detonated near a security convoy, which was followed by a gunfire attack on the vehicle, killing seven soldiers, including an army captain in the Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The restive districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, many of which were former TTP strongholds, have been bearing the brunt of the group’s …

Two terrorists, jawan killed in J&K terror attacks, encounter underway
6 months, 1 week ago

Two terrorists, jawan killed in J&K terror attacks, encounter underway

India Today  

The typically peaceful Jammu and Kashmir provinces of Doda and Kathua were struck by two separate terror attacks on Tuesday, resulting in the death of a CRPF jawan while six security personnel were injured, officials said. In Doda district, terrorists attacked a joint checkpost of the 4 Rashtriya Rifles and police on the Bhaderwah-Pathankot road late on Tuesday night, leading …

Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan

Hindustan Times  

Quetta, Six security personnel, including a senior police officer, died while 12 militants were killed in separate terror incidents and security operations in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in the past two days, officials said on Sunday. HT Image The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan armed forces, said in the Balochistan province, four militants …

Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Quetta: At least six security personnel, including a senior police officer, died while 12 militants were killed in separate terror incidents and security operations in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in the past two days, officials said on Sunday. The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan armed forces, said in the Balochistan province, four militants …

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan
9 months ago

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan

Associated Press  

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing two soldiers and wounding 15 others, officials said. The attack happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Inayat Ullah, head of the police bomb disposal unit in the region. …

Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood
11 months, 1 week ago

Grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital killed two people and wounded 12 in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Thursday, a police spokesman said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan has repeatedly targeted Dasht-e-Barchi. On Jan. 7, the IS group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion a …

Four Army personnel killed, three injured in J-K’s Poonch
1 year ago

Four Army personnel killed, three injured in J-K’s Poonch

Live Mint  

Four soldiers were killed and three others were reportedly injured after an Army vehicle was attacked by terrorists in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. In a post on X, White Knight Corps wrote, “#IndianArmy and #Whiteknight Corps salutes the bravery and supreme sacrifice of four soldiers in #Surankote on 21 Dec 23 while fighting …

Pakistan: Five security personnel killed in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year ago

Pakistan: Five security personnel killed in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

At least five Pakistani security personnel were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, days after 23 soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan, which is considered the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Subsequently, three policemen were killed and three others injured in a separate terrorist attack …

Pakistan: 5 killed, 22 injured in bomb blast near police petrol in Dera Ismail Khan
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan: 5 killed, 22 injured in bomb blast near police petrol in Dera Ismail Khan

Op India  

At least five people were killed and 22 others suffered injuries in a bomb blast that targeted a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan about 350 km southwest of Pakistan‘s capital Islamabad. A bomb blast targeting police killed five people in northwest Pakistan. The bomb exploded close to a police patrol in #DeraIsmailKhan city.#Pakistan #Blast #PakistanBlast pic.twitter.com/RAAxiGxA4v — …

Islamic State group claims responsibility for an explosion in Afghanistan, killing four
1 year, 1 month ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for an explosion in Afghanistan, killing four

The Hindu  

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an explosion in a Shiite Muslim neighbourhood in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least four people. Seven others were critically wounded in the attack on October 26, according to Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief. Islamic State affiliates claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on Friday through …

Pakistani Taliban run riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seize Chitral army headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistani Taliban run riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seize Chitral army headquarters

India Today  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan or Pakistani Taliban, which overran some villages in Chitral last week, is running riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It killed a soldier after a bomb attack on a paramilitary forces convoy and stormed the Pakistan army headquarters in Chitral, according to videos on social media sites. After remaining silent over the Taliban attack in Chitral, a city in Khyber …

2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11
1 year, 5 months ago

2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two suicide bombers attacked a …

Two Bomb Blasts in One Week Jolts Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
1 year, 6 months ago

Two Bomb Blasts in One Week Jolts Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

News 18  

Two people were killed last week in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district in a remote-controlled bomb blast, news agencies Dawn and ANI said in a report. Over the past year at least 293 people were killed and 521 injured in 436 terrorist incidents, ISPR director general major general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in April. Pakistani troops seized a cache of …

Pakistan: 4 killed, several injured after deadly blast rocks Quetta's Kandhari Bazar
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: 4 killed, several injured after deadly blast rocks Quetta's Kandhari Bazar

India TV News  

Quetta Blast News: At least four people have been killed and several others injured in a powerful blast in Quetta's Kandhari Bazar, Pakistani media reports said. Interestingly, the blast occurred nearly two days after the Shehbaz Sharif-led government announced to launch of a "comprehensive operation" to eliminate the scourge of terrorism in all its forms from the country. Explosives were …

Suicide bomber kills six people near foreign ministry in Kabul
1 year, 8 months ago

Suicide bomber kills six people near foreign ministry in Kabul

Firstpost  

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group has increased attacks since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August 2021 Islamabad: A suicide bomber struck Monday near the foreign ministry in Kabul, killing at least six people and wounding several, according to officials. There was no immediate claim of …

Six Killed in Suicide Blast in Afghan Capital
1 year, 8 months ago

Six Killed in Suicide Blast in Afghan Capital

News 18  

A suicide attack on Monday near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said. Security has dramatically improved since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government and ending their two decade insurgency, but the Islamic State group has proved an increasing threat. The attacker was identified by Afghan …

Afghanistan blast: Suicide bomber kills 6 after police shot suspect near Foreign Ministry in Kabul
1 year, 8 months ago

Afghanistan blast: Suicide bomber kills 6 after police shot suspect near Foreign Ministry in Kabul

India TV News  

Kabul blast: At least six civilians were killed and several others wounded in a suicide attack near a security checkpoint in Malik Azghar Square in Afghanistan's national capital, Kabul, Tolo News reported on Monday. Citing Kabul police, Khaama Press reported that a suicide bomber was shot down before reaching its target near the security Checkpoint at Malik Asgahr intersection of …

Two killed, seven injured in Pakistan's Balochistan bomb blast
1 year, 9 months ago

Two killed, seven injured in Pakistan's Balochistan bomb blast

Firstpost  

Balochistan: At least two people were killed while seven others were injured in an explosion in Balochistan’s Khuzdar on Tuesday, ARY News reported. Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo condemned the bomb attack saying that the terrorists are subjecting innocent citizens to barbarism and that the government will thwart any conspiracy to destabilise the province. In February, another incident occurred …

9 policemen killed, 13 injured in blast in Balochistan province of Pakistan
1 year, 9 months ago

9 policemen killed, 13 injured in blast in Balochistan province of Pakistan

Live Mint  

At least nine security personnel were killed and 13 others injured in a suicide attack on them in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Monday, police said. The blast near the truck of Balochistan Constabulary personnel occurred on the Kambri bridge on the Quetta-Sibi highway, the Express Tribune newspaper reported. Senior Superintendent of Police of Kachhi, Mehmood Notezai, said that the …

Kabul Blast by ISIS Targeted Chinese Group in Foreign Ministry Office, Went Off Early: Sources - News18
1 year, 11 months ago

Kabul Blast by ISIS Targeted Chinese Group in Foreign Ministry Office, Went Off Early: Sources - News18

News 18  

The bomb blast in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Wednesday afternoon was a suicide attack and it targeted the main gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office, top sources from the ruling Taliban have told CNN-News18. This attack was mainly targeted at the Chinese group sitting inside the ministry for business clearance, said officials. Sources say the attack was carried …

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5
1 year, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5

India TV News  

Kabul blast: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for a deadly bombing that killed at least five people near the Foreign Ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day. The extremist group said in a statement that a “martyrdom-seeker" it identified as Kheiber al-Qandahari detonated his explosive vest amidst a gathering of ministry employees and guards as they …

Multiple blasts heard in Afghanistan's capital Kabul; no official comment yet: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Multiple blasts heard in Afghanistan's capital Kabul; no official comment yet: Report

India TV News  

Kabul blasts: Afghanistan's capital Kabul, on Wednesday, was reportedly rocked by several blasts in the city, According to TOLO News, multiple blasts were heard in the country's capital city. The latest incident came barely three days after at least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that occurred at the Kabul military airport, on January …

Taliban: Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds several
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban: Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds several

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan. The military airport is around 200 meters from the civilian airport and close to the Interior Ministry, itself the site of a suicide bombing last October that killed …

Afghanistan: 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghanistan: 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport

India TV News  

Afghanistan : A bomb blast near a checkpoint in Kabul's military airport on Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 8 others, Taliban officials said. The military airport is around 200 metres from the civilian airport and close to the Interior Ministry, itself the site of a suicide bombing last October that killed at least four people. Interior Ministry …

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport
1 year, 11 months ago

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport

Al Jazeera  

No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion that caused multiple casualties, according to the Taliban. An explosion outside the military airport in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has caused multiple casualties, according to a Taliban official. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the blast on Sunday left several people dead and wounded, adding that an investigation was under way. “He …

Pakistan: 6 killed, dozens injured in multiple blasts across Balochistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan: 6 killed, dozens injured in multiple blasts across Balochistan

Firstpost  

Attacks on security forces in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have increased in recent months. On Sunday, At least 15 people were injured in five separate grenade blasts targeting the Pakistan Army in Balochistan Quetta: Attacks on security forces continue to take place in Pakistan on a daily basis. According to a report by The Dawn, at least six Pakistani security …

Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals
2 years ago

Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals

Al Jazeera  

At least three attackers killed by security forces after they open fire at the hotel in central Kabul, says an official. At least three attackers have been killed by Afghanistan’s security forces after they opened fire at a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals, according to a spokesman for the ruling Taliban. The unidentified armed men opened fire inside the …

At least seven killed in northern Afghanistan roadside blast
2 years ago

At least seven killed in northern Afghanistan roadside blast

Al Jazeera  

Those killed were petroleum company employees on board a bus in Mazar-i-Sharif, according to a local official. At least seven people have been killed in a roadside blast in northern Afghanistan, according to local officials, the latest attack in the violence-racked country. Those killed in the 7am blast on Tuesday in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif included employees of a petroleum …

Two explosions rock Somalia’s capital, killing at least 30
2 years, 1 month ago

Two explosions rock Somalia’s capital, killing at least 30

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, causing “scores of civilian casualties” including children, national police said. But President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud blamed al-Shabab by name, calling the attack “cruel and cowardly.” A volunteer at the Medina hospital, Hassan Osman, said “out of the total of at least …

Suicide bomber strikes at a center of Taliban power, kills 4
2 years, 2 months ago

Suicide bomber strikes at a center of Taliban power, kills 4

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck at a center of Taliban power Wednesday, setting off a blast at a government ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul and killing at least four people. Wednesday’s attack took place around 1:30 p.m. at the Interior Ministry compound on a main road next to Kabul’s international airport. “It was a suicide attack.” …

Four killed in bombing at Afghan Interior Ministry mosque
2 years, 2 months ago

Four killed in bombing at Afghan Interior Ministry mosque

Al Jazeera  

Interior ministry spokesman says 25 wounded in suicide bombing at mosque used by visitors and ministry employees. A suicide bombing has hit a mosque at a government ministry in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, killing four people and wounding 25, a ministry spokesman said. The explosion on Wednesday afternoon took place as workers and visitors were praying inside a mosque of Afghanistan’s …

Blast in Shiite area of Kabul, says Taliban official
2 years, 2 months ago

Blast in Shiite area of Kabul, says Taliban official

Hindustan Times  

There was a blast Friday morning in a Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul, a Taliban official confirmed. Taliban fighters stand guard at the explosion site, near a mosque, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 23. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest in a steady stream of violence since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan just over …

Afghanistan: 19 killed, dozens injured in suicide bombing in Kabul's Shiite area
2 years, 2 months ago

Afghanistan: 19 killed, dozens injured in suicide bombing in Kabul's Shiite area

India TV News  

Suicide bombing in Kabul: A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. The explosion inside the center in the Dashti Barchi neighborhood of Kabul — populated mostly by members of Afghanistan’s minority Shiite community — took …

Suicide attacker kills at least 19 in Kabul school blast
2 years, 2 months ago

Suicide attacker kills at least 19 in Kabul school blast

Al Jazeera  

At least 27 others have been wounded in the explosion at the Kabul education centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood. The victims included high school graduates, both girls and boys, who were taking a practice university entrance exam at the Kaj education centre when the blast went off, Zadran said. In 2021, before the Taliban takeover, at least 85 people – …

Suicide bombing in Shiite area of Kabul kills 19, Taliban says
2 years, 2 months ago

Suicide bombing in Shiite area of Kabul kills 19, Taliban says

LA Times  

A Taliban fighter near the scene of a bombing in Kabul on Sept. 23. A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking practice entry exams for university, a Taliban spokesman said. The morning explosion at the center took place in Kabul’s …

Taliban: Car bomb near Kabul mosque kills 7, wounds 41
2 years, 3 months ago

Taliban: Car bomb near Kabul mosque kills 7, wounds 41

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bomb went off Friday as worshippers were leaving a Kabul mosque, killing at least seven people and wounding 41, including several children, a Taliban official said. A Taliban-appointed Interior Ministry spokesman, Abdul Nafi Takor, said the vehicle with explosives was parked by the roadside near the mosque and detonated as worshippers were coming out after …

Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital
2 years, 3 months ago

Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed at least three people and wounded 13 others, a Taliban official said on Wednesday. According to Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, the blast occurred in a restaurant in the city’s western Dehmazang neighborhood. Whom I can hold accountable for his loss?” IS’s local affiliate, known as …

Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack at Russian embassy in Kabul
2 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack at Russian embassy in Kabul

Al Jazeera  

Two embassy staff among six dead after suicide bomber detonates explosives near the embassy’s entrance. At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul, the Russian foreign ministry and Afghan officials have said following the rare attack on a foreign diplomatic mission in the Afghan capital. “The suicide attacker, …

Kabul mosque blast: Death toll rises to 21, 33 wounded
2 years, 4 months ago

Kabul mosque blast: Death toll rises to 21, 33 wounded

Live Mint  

The Afghan capital Kabul was shaken by a blast which ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers on Wednesday. Afghanistan has witnessed a decline in the number of bombing incidents since the Taliban returned to power in August last year, but, in recent past several attacks have rocked the country, mostly targeted towards minority groups. Taliban senior member Anas Haqqani …

Blast at Kabul mosque in pictures: Top Islamic cleric among at least 20 dead
2 years, 4 months ago

Blast at Kabul mosque in pictures: Top Islamic cleric among at least 20 dead

Hindustan Times  

Blast at Kabul mosque in pictures: Top Islamic cleric among at least 20 dead An explosion at a mosque in Aghanistan's capital city, Kabul, killed at least 20 people. Last week, two more blasts had happened in Kabul for which the ISIS had claimed the responsibility.. 1 / 5 View Photos in a new improved layout The blast has killed …

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
2 years, 4 months ago

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitness and police said. Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, confirmed an explosion inside a mosque in northern Kabul but would not …

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