Taliban Suicide Attack in Kabul Kills 13 U.S. Soldiers
By Jeralyn, Section Afghanistan 2009
Posted on Sat Oct 29, 2011 at 12:23:50 PM EST
Tags: war in Afghanistan, Taliban (all tags)
Posted on Sat Oct 29, 2011 at 12:23:50 PM EST
Tags: war in Afghanistan, Taliban (all tags)
The Taliban carried out a suicide bombing attack on coalition forces in Kabul today, killing 13 Americans.
The Taliban said the bomber, Abdul Rahman, was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV containing 1,540 pounds (700 kilograms) of explosives and targeting foreigners providing training for Afghan police.
...It was the deadliest single attack against the U.S.-led coalition across the country since the Taliban shot down a NATO helicopter on Aug. 6 in an eastern Afghan province, killing 30 U.S. troops, most elite Navy SEALs, and eight Afghans.
According to a U.N. report last month, "violence against civilians had risen to its highest levels of the decade-long war."
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