ISAF targets IMU commander linked to Kabul suicide plots
Coalition and Afghan forces have conducted seven raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan this month.
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Taliban release photos, videos of Kabul suicide teams
Afghan and US officials have accused the Haqqani Network of executing the April 15 assaults in Kabul and the provincial capitals of Paktia, Logar, and Nangarhar.
Taliban suicide bombers kill 17 in attacks in south, west
The Taliban continue to target Afghan security forces, while ISAF’s spokesman said the Coalition hasn’t seen evidence of “cohesive action” by the Taliban.
Suicide bomber kills 12, including 3 ISAF troops, in Afghan northwest
The attack took place in the same province where the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s top leader in Afghanistan was killed just over a week ago.
Suicide bomber kills 15 at funeral in Peshawar
The target of the attack appears to have been the deputy speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial assembly, who has also raised an anti-Taliban militia.
Taliban claim suicide attack outside Bagram Air Base
The Taliban claimed they carried out the attack to take “revenge” for the burning of Korans at the base more than two weeks ago. Another suicide bomber killed an Afghan intelligence official in Jalalabad.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 at Jalalabad Airfield
The Taliban claimed credit for the suicide attack that killed six Afghan civilians, two security guards, and a soldier.
Attempted suicide attack on US Capitol thwarted by FBI
Amine El Khalifi believed he was working with two al Qaeda operatives to carry out a suicide assault on the Capitol Building, but was in fact plotting with two undercover FBI agents.
Suicide bomber kills 9 in Mogadishu
The suicide attack took place at a hotel that is frequented by members of the Somali parliament.
Adbullah Azzam Brigades denies responsibility for Damascus suicide attacks
The terror group accused Syrian intelligence of staging the deadly Dec. 23 suicide attacks to hide the “failure of the regime of the tyrant in the Levant, Bashar al Assad, in subduing the rebels by force, murder, and exaggeration of crimes.”
Suicide bomber kills 20 Afghans, including member of parliament, at funeral
The member of parliament served as the police chief of Takhar and Kunduz before taking office. The attack was likely carried out by the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 7 Pakistani troops
The Taliban said the attack was executed to avenge the death of Taj Gul Mehsud. It is the second revenge attack against the Frontier Corps in two days.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi claims Kabul suicide attack
If the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi did carry out the suicide attack, it had help from other groups in Afghanistan.
ISAF beats back assault on eastern Afghan base
Afghan officials claimed that 60 to 70 Haqqani Network and foreign fighters were killed during fighting at Combat Outpost Margah in Paktika province.
Suicide bomber kills 17 in Kabul, including 5 ISAF troops
A suicide bomber flipped an up-armored Rhino in the capital; the Taliban claimed credit for the attack. Three Australian soldiers were killed in Kandahar, and a female suicide bomber attacked Afghan intelligence officials in Kunar.
Suicide bomber attempts to assassinate Afghan interior minister
The attack took place in Parwan and is the second in the province in two months. The interior minister was not in the convoy.
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claims Panjshir suicide attack
The IMU released photos of four of the suicide bombers that struck a US PRT in Panjshir last weekend.
Taliban suicide team strikes in Panjshir
The province is the most peaceful in Afghanistan, and until today, was free from suicide attacks.
UK terror sweep uncovers suicide bomb plot
Two members of the al Qaeda-linked cell traveled to Pakistan to receive training and guidance on bomb making.
Taliban suicide bomber assassinates head of Afghan High Peace Council
The suicide bomber was led to Burhanuddin Rabbani for peace talks by a reconciled Taliban minister who has been described as “a trusted emissary.”
Taliban suicide bomber kills 8 in Karachi
The Taliban targeted the home of a senior police official in Pakistan’s largest city.
Suicide bomber kills 31 mourners at funeral in Pakistan’s northwest
The attack took place at a funeral for a member of a tribe that has raised an anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Lower Dir.
Suicide bombers kill 24 Pakistanis in Quetta
The attack took place just two days after the Pakistani military announced it arrested Younis al Mauritani, a senior member of al Qaeda’s external operations council, in Quetta. The Frontier Corps, which was the target of the suicide attack, was involved in the raid that netted Mauritani.
Haqqani Network directed Kabul hotel assault by phone from Pakistan
Badruddin Haqqani and Qari Younis were recorded while providing tactical guidance to the fighters who assaulted the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul in June. The Haqqani commanders called from Pakistan.
Suicide bomber kills 11 outside Pakistani mosque
The bomber attempted to ram a car packed with explosives into a mosque in Quetta as Shia worshipers celebrated the end of Ramadan.
Suicide bomber kills more than 40 at Pakistani mosque
The suicide bomber detonated his vest just as Friday prayers ended in a mosque in the Jamrud area of Khyber.
Militants kill 8 in complex assault on Israeli civilians
A brazen midday attack on Israeli citizens and soldiers by Palestinian militants near the southern Red Sea resort town of Eilat has left eight dead and dozens injured in the worst attack the country has seen since 2008.
Parwan assault latest in Taliban ‘hit campaign’ against hardened rivals
The Taliban assault against the governor of Parwan is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting former United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan and Shura-e Nazar commanders.
Suicide bomber hits police station in Afghan south
The suicide bomber hit a police station in Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, killing 10 policemen and a child.
Taliban suicide bomber assassinates mayor of Kandahar
Mayor Hamidi, the fourth senior official in the south to be assassinated this month, was killed in a hallway near his office. The suicide bomber hid the explosives in his turban.