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Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48

Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48

A suicide bomber struck a private education center in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation and tragedy. The bombing, blamed on the Islamic State group, was the latest assault on Afghanistan’s […]

August 16, 2018 | By | Reply More
Suicide bombing claimed by IS kills six in Yemen’s Aden

Suicide bombing claimed by IS kills six in Yemen’s Aden

A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group hit UAE-trained Yemeni troops in the government bastion of Aden on Tuesday, killing six people — including a child — and wounding dozens. The attack in the north of the port city hit an army mess hall serving the so-called Security Belt brigade, which is supported […]

March 13, 2018 | By | Reply More
Suicide attack kills a top Pakistani police officer- official

Suicide attack kills a top Pakistani police officer- official

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed a top Pakistani police officer and one of his guards on Friday in the city of Peshawar, police said. Additional Inspector General Ashraf Noor was leaving his home for work when the bomber rammed into his vehicle, city police chief Tahir Khan said. Noor’s vehicle was engulfed in […]

November 24, 2017 | By | Reply More
Suicide bomber strikes near Shiite mosque in Kabul, 4 dead

Suicide bomber strikes near Shiite mosque in Kabul, 4 dead

A suicide bomber struck outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul late Thursday night, killing four people, including a leader of Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras, Hajji Ramazan Hussainzada. Another five people were wounded, said Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish. Danish said there was gunfire outside the mosque as the suicide bomber tried to force […]

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Several dead in suicide attacks on parliament and shrine in Tehran- Iran

Several dead in suicide attacks on parliament and shrine in Tehran- Iran

Gunmen and suicide bombers have carried out apparently coordinated attacks on Iran’s parliament and the tomb of the revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, killing a number of people. Four gunmen burst into Tehran’s parliament complex with rifles and a pistol, and one of the attackers blew himself up on the fourth floor, the semi-official […]

June 7, 2017 | By | Reply More
Deadly suicide bombing in Kabul is one of the Afghan war’s worst tragedy

Deadly suicide bombing in Kabul is one of the Afghan war’s worst tragedy

A truck bomb devastated a central area of Kabul near the presidential palace and foreign embassies on Wednesday, one of the deadliest strikes in the long Afghan war and a reminder of how the capital itself has become a lethal battlefield. In one moment, more than 90 lives ended, hundreds of people were wounded and […]

June 1, 2017 | By | Reply More
Death toll at 90 in huge suicide bombing in Afghan capital

Death toll at 90 in huge suicide bombing in Afghan capital

A suicide attacker struck the fortified heart of the Afghan capital with a massive truck bomb Wednesday, killing 90 people, wounding 400 and raising new fears about the government’s ability to protect its citizens nearly 16 years into a war with insurgents. The bomber drove into Kabul’s heavily guarded diplomatic quarter during the morning rush […]

May 31, 2017 | By | Reply More
Baghdad suicide blasts kill 27 as Iraq forces battle IS in Mosul

Baghdad suicide blasts kill 27 as Iraq forces battle IS in Mosul

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 27 people in Baghdad, officials said on Tuesday, as Iraqi forces fight to retake the last jihadist-held areas in Mosul. In the deadlier of the two attacks, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular ice cream shop at around midnight (2100 […]

May 30, 2017 | By | Reply More
Suicide attack near oil-rich Basra kills at least 8

Suicide attack near oil-rich Basra kills at least 8

A suicide bombing near the oil-rich city of Basra killed at least eight people as the Islamic State group took the fight against Iraqi forces deep into the country’s south, a military commander said Saturday. Five civilians and three troops were killed when the bomber blew up his explosives-laden car on Friday at a checkpoint […]

May 20, 2017 | By | Reply More
Taliban suicide attacks, shootout kill 16 in Afghanistan

Taliban suicide attacks, shootout kill 16 in Afghanistan

Near-simultaneous Taliban suicide bombings and an hours-long shootout with Afghan security forces left at least 16 people dead and over 100 wounded in Kabul. The brazen noon-time attacks also underscored the challenges the government continues to face as it grapples with the 15-year-long insurgency and struggles to improve security for ordinary Afghans. In one of […]

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