US service member killed by suicide bombing in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. Taliban attacks on roadways spread path of fear among AfghansKABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan’s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south. Blast targeting Afghan powerbroker outside girls’ school kills 4; Taliban claim responsibilityKABUL — Police say four people have been killed in an explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister outside a school in the country’s west. A Taliban official is claiming responsibility. 12 Afghan civilians killed in insurgent ambush, roadside bomb, government saysKABUL — A Taliban ambush on a highway left six truckers dead, and a roadside bomb killed another six Afghans in a crowded van, the government said Monday — the latest sign that insurgent violence is spreading across the countryside. Targeted by suicide bomb, Afghan Cabinet minister threatens to quit post, deplores insecurityKABUL — A powerful member of President Hamid Karzai’s Cabinet threatened to quit after a suicide car bomb attack targeted him Sunday, killing five people, in the latest Taliban attempt to destabilize Afghanistan’s struggling government. Two Americans were among six NATO troop deaths elsewhere. Taliban hijackings, bomb attacks on roadways spread path of fear among civilians in AfghanistanKABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan’s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south. Afghan authorities say the attacks, often carried out by only a handful of militants, are part of a psychological campaign to convince civilians that Taliban control is spreading. Afghan government says 12 civilians killed by Taliban attack, roadside bombKABUL — Insurgents killed 12 Afghan civilians in the east and north — half in an ambush on a group of truck drivers and half when a van hit a roadside bomb, the government said Monday. Military operation in Afghan west kills at least 30 Taliban; 12 civilians die elsewhereKABUL — A U.S. team working with Afghan soldiers swooped in on a militant stronghold in the country’s west, killing at least 30 Taliban fighters, U.S. and Afghan officials said Monday. Elsewhere, a Taliban highway ambush left six truckers dead, and a roadside bomb killed another six Afghans in a crowded van. 12 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bombKABUL — A roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has killed 12 civilians. Afghan Cabinet minister escapes bombing that kills 4; Taliban claim responsibilityKABUL — An explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister outside a girls school killed four civilians in the country’s far west, police said. A Taliban official claimed responsibility for the Sunday morning blast. 6 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan; energy minister escapes bombingKABUL — A suicide car bomb explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister killed four civilians Sunday, while attacks and a violent storm killed six international troops, including three French and two American forces, officials said. 30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near KandaharKABUL — Officials say the civilian death toll in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has reached 30. Afghan civilian deaths reach record high ahead of election; UN warns more could followKABUL — Rising violence ahead of Afghanistan’s disputed presidential election made August the deadliest month of the year for civilians, the U.N. said, warning in a new report that attacks could spike again when the final vote results are announced. 5 new American deaths come as debate over Afghan war intensifies in USKABUL — Five U.S. troops died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Friday, adding to this year’s record death toll as American public support is dwindling for operations in the country that once hosted Osama bin Laden. 5 US troops killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, military saysKABUL — Five American troops were killed within 24 hours in southern Afghanistan, where Taliban militants have conducted an unrelenting campaign of bombings and attacks against U.S. and NATO forces. Winter’s approach means narrow window for any Afghan runoff vote, official warnsKABUL — An election official warned Thursday that Afghanistan has a narrow two-week window in October to hold any presidential runoff before winter snows arrive — a somber reminder of how minor delays could leave a power vacuum well into next year. Afghan election official gives 2-week window for runoff vote before winterKABUL — Afghanistan has a two-week window to realistically hold any presidential runoff vote before winter sets in, an election official said Thursday in a stark acknowledgment that a quick decision is needed on whether to hold new balloting. 12 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blastsKABUL — Twelve Afghan civilians died in roadside bomb blasts in the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. 5 Afghan civilians killed when their van strikes roadside bomb in western AfghanistanKABUL — Five Afghan civilians died when their van struck a roadside bomb in western Farah province, a police official said Wednesday. Roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan kills US service memberKABUL — Military officials say a roadside bomb has killed an American service member in southern Afghanistan, where U.S. and NATO troops have increased operations in recent months to offset Taliban violence. Afghan police say the country doesn’t need more foreign troops, it needs more local onesKABUL — Police officials from some of Afghanistan’s most violent regions questioned the need for more American troops, saying Monday it would increase the perception the U.S. is an occupying power and the money would be better spent on local forces. Afghan police want more training, not more international troopsKABUL — Police officials from some of Afghanistan’s most violent regions questioned the need for more U.S. troops, saying Monday it would increase the perception they are an occupying power and that the money was better spent on local forces. 3 US troops die in Afghanistan, 1 in combat; joint force raids suspected militant compoundKABUL — Military officials say three American troops have died in Afghanistan, including one killed in combat in the country’s east. Taliban leader tells ‘invaders’ to study Afghan history in year of record US, NATO deathsKABUL — The Taliban’s reclusive leader said in a Muslim holiday message Saturday that the U.S. and NATO should study Afghanistan’s long history of war, in a pointed reminder that foreign forces have had limited military success in the country. Italy’s questioning of Afghan role shows pressures on NATO countriesKABUL — A deadly bombing caused Italy to become the latest nation to question its role in Afghanistan on Friday, highlighting the pressure facing dozens of militaries confronting a protracted war — and an Afghan government ill-equipped to handle its problems alone. Canadian, US troops killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan’s southKABUL — A U.S. service member and a Canadian soldier died in separate roadside bomb explosions in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, announcing new deaths from a day that claimed the lives of a total of nine international troops. Canadian soldier, US service member killed by roadside bombs in southern AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. service member and a Canadian soldier were killed in separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, the latest in a wave of Taliban attacks. Suicide car bomber strikes Afghanistan’s capital, killing 6 Italian soldiers, 10 civiliansKABUL — A suicide car bomber killed six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians Thursday in the heavily guarded capital of Kabul — a grim reminder of the Taliban’s reach amid political uncertainty in Afghanistan. Suicide car bomber strikes Afghanistan’s capital, killing at least 10KABUL — A suicide car bomb hit vehicles carrying foreign troops near the U.S. Embassy and an American military base in Afghanistan’s capital Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens, officials said. Large explosion rocks center of Afghanistan’s capitalKABUL — A large blast shook a road near the U.S. Embassy and an American military base in Afghanistan’s capital on Thursday, killing at least two people. |
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