Afghanistan suicide bombers kill 30 in failed jailbreak attempt The Observer | At least 30 people were killed when four suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up yesterday in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The bombers' targets included a new prison and the local police headquarters. | The attacks are believed to have been timed to draw attention away from the main ...
Afghanistan suicide bombers kill 30 in failed jailbreak attempt The Guardian | Four explosions in Kandahar cause chaos but terrorists' attempt to free prisoners is thwarted | This was the scene when Taliban fighters attacked Kandahar prison in 2008. Yesterday's attack by at least four suicide bombers failed to free any prisoners. Photograph: Humayoun Shiab/EPA | At least 30 ...
Suicide attackers hit Afghan city; at least 30 die The Star | KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP): A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland. | The prison was the main target...
Suicide attackers hit Afghan city; at least 30 die Khaleej Times A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland. | The prison was the main target of Saturday's attacks, but no...
Serial suicide attacks kill 30 in Afghanistan IBN Live | The main target of the coordinated attacks was Kandahar's main jail, which houses hundreds of Taliban militants caught during the anti-insurgency operation by Afghan and NATO forces, Ahmad Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai's younger brother said....
Afghanistan suicide bombers kill 30 in failed jailbreak attempt The Observer | At least 30 people were killed when four suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up yesterday in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The bombers' targets included a new prison and the local police headquarters. | The attacks are believed to hav...
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Karzai allows foreign poll monitors Al Jazeera | Afghanistan's president has reversed his criticised decision not to allow foreign observers to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections. | Hamid Karzai offered on Saturd...
Karzai in U-turn over elections panel The Times | The Afghan president has backed down and agreed to include two foreigners on the elections' watchdog panel, after concerns were raised over corruption. | Hamid Karzai has reverse...
LeT training Taliban with 'eye on India' The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Terror attacks in India have graduated from the bombs-on-trains variety to commando-like operations in Mumbai, or blasts like the Germany Bakery in Pune. | But thus far, India has been spared the suicide bomber - the kind that rammed into ...
Suicide attackers hit Afghan city, at least 30 killed Gulf News | Kandahar: A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations late Saturday, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland. | The prison was the main target, bu...
Dozens Killed as Blasts Rock an Afghan City The New York Times | KABUL, Afghanistan — At least four strong explosions rocked Kandahar on Saturday evening, causing buildings to collapse and killing dozens of people, according to Afghan and American officials. | The Kandahar authorities asked NATO forces to ...
Karzai allows foreign poll monitors Al Jazeera | Afghanistan's president has reversed his criticised decision not to allow foreign observers to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections. | Hamid Karzai offered on Saturday to allow two foreigners to be part of the Electoral Complaints Commission. | Waheed Omar, Karzai's spokesperson, denied that the decision was made under diplomatic pre...
Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan The Star | KABUL (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a news conference in Kabul March 10, 2010. (REUTERS/ Omar S...