Taliban suicide bombers kill 12 Afghan police in east
The Taliban took credit for the attack in Paktika, which was carried out by two suicide bombers wearing police uniforms.
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US, Afghan troops beat back Taliban assault on outpost in the east
Six Taliban fighters, including one wearing a suicide vest, were killed in the failed attack on Forward Operating Base Fenty.
Brigade 313 and Taliban team up for Karachi assault
Ilyas Kashmiri is thought to have planned yesterday’s attack on the Crime Investigation Department headquarters in a highly secured area of Karachi. Several members of the assault team escaped during the battle.
Suicide bomber kills 60 at mosque in Pakistan’s northwest
The blast in Darra Adam Khel is the latest in a string of bombings and suicide attacks at religious sites in Pakistan. The Taliban claimed the attack.
US troops repel Haqqani Network assault on eastern Afghan base
More than 30 Haqqani Network fighters were killed by US troops as they attempted to storm Combat Outpost Margah in Paktika province.
Suicide bombers kill 8 in attack at Karachi shrine
Two suicide bombers detonated within minutes of each other at the shrine of the patron saint of Karachi.
US troops defeat Haqqani Network assault on base in Khost
While trying to mass for an attack on Combat Outpost Spera, 27 Haqqani Network fighters were killed.
Suicide bomber detonates inside Somalia’s presidental compound
A suicide bomber penetrated the first ring of security at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu.
Somali troops defeat suicide attack on Mogadishu port
A Shabaab suicide bomber hijacked a fuel truck and entered the seaport, but was stopped before he could detonate his bomb.
Suicide bomber kills 16 in southern Russia
A Caucasus Emirate suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded 98 more in an attack at a market the southern city of Vladikavkaz.
Suicide bomber strikes police station in Tajikistan
One policeman was killed, 30 were wounded, and one is missing after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police headquarters in Khujand.
Taliban kill 55 in suicide attacks against religious minorities in Quetta and Mardan
In today’s attacks, 54 Shia were killed during a protest in Quetta and one Ahmadi was killed at a mosque in Mardan.
20 Haqqani Network fighters killed in failed assault on US base in Paktika
The attack is the third on a US outpost in eastern Afghanistan in four days.
Haqqani Network took heavy casualties in recent assault on US bases
Last weekend’s attack by the Haqqani Network on Forward Operating Bases Salerno and Chapman has been costly for the terror group; 35 fighters and a commander were killed, and more are being rounded up.
Police defeat Caucasus Emirate assault on Chechen president’s hometown
Twelve terrorists and five policemen were killed in the complex attack carried out by heavily armed suicide bombers.
US, Afghan troops beat back Haqqani Network assault on two bases in Khost
The Haqqani Network fighters were wearing US military uniforms. A senior Haqqani Network facilitator who aids in suicide attacks was killed during the fighting.
Taliban suicide bomber strikes Afghan police in Kunduz
The Taliban claimed the attack that killed seven policemen in the contested northern province.
Suicide bomber kills commander of Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary
Commandant Siffwat Ghayur and four members of his security detail were killed after a suicide bomber rammed into his car in Peshawar.
3 ISAF troops killed repelling Taliban assault in Kandahar
Five civilians were also killed while defending a headquarters for the Afghan National Civil Order Police in Kandahar City from a Taliban assault.
41 killed in triple suicide attack at Sufi shrine in Lahore
Three suicide bombers detonated just minutes apart in an effort to maximize civilian casualties. The attack is the 22nd major terror strike against religious institutions in Pakistan since December 2007.
70 killed in terror assault on Lahore mosques
Two squads of heavily armed Punjabi Taliban fighters stormed two mosques of the Ahmadi sect in the eastern city.
Haqqani Network executed Kabul suicide attack
The May 18 suicide attack killed two colonels, two lieutenant colonels, two soldiers, and 12 Afghan civilians. Afghan intelligence also implicated Pakistan’s military intelligence service.
Pakistani troops beat back latest Taliban assault in the northwest
The military claimed 60 enemy fighters and four soldiers were killed in the latest Taliban assault on an outpost in Arakzai.
US troops repel complex Taliban assault on Bagram Airfield
Nearly a dozen Taliban fighters, including four suicide bombers, were killed in the attack.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 18 in Kabul
Twelve civilians and six ISAF soldiers were killed in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
Taliban assault team strikes governor’s compound in western Afghanistan
A team of seven suicide bombers and two shooters entered the office of the governor of Nimroz province. The attack was defeated by Afghan police.
Taliban assault on US consulate in Peshawar repelled
The terror assault team attempted to breach the outer wall and storm the consulate in the provincial capital, but was stopped by Pakistani security forces. In Dir, a suspected suicide bomber killed 30 people at a political gathering.
‘Black Widow’ female suicide bombers kill 37 in Moscow metro blasts
The Chechen ‘Black Widows’ return to Moscow and strike during rush hour to maximize civilian casualties. One strike took place at a station that serves the FSB headquarters.
Suicide bomber kills 11 in attack on anti-terror unit in Lahore
The attack leveled a headquarters of the Federal Investigation Agency, a law enforcement agency that has targeted the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Suicide bomber kills 14 in Pakistan’s northwest
A young Taliban suicide bomber attacked a large convoy transporting Shia in the district of Hangu. Tensions rise in North Waziristan.