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Bomber hits busy Afghan market, killing 20

“A suicide bomber apparently planning to attack a meeting of NATO and tribal officials blew himself up in a busy market district Thursday in central Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people, officials said, making it the deadliest attack against civilians in more than three months. The attack came a day after the U.N. released a [...]

January 14th, 2010 | Posted in Global Risk News | Read More »

Suicide attack near Kabul hotel kills 8

“A suicide bomber struck an upmarket district of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday near a hotel and guest house frequented by foreigners, killing eight people and wounding another 40, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks in Kabul blamed mostly on Taliban militants and coincided with a conference on corruption [...]

December 15th, 2009 | Posted in Global Risk News | Read More »