Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry on Sunday accused insurgents of killing an eight-year-old girl by giving her a bag of explosives and telling her to deliver it to the police. As the little girl approached a police outpost in central Uruzgan province Saturday, the bag exploded, killing her. Also Sunday, Afghan officials said the death toll from […]
Afghan Girl Given Explosives by Insurgents Dies
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Girl Given Explosives by Insurgents Dies
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry on Sunday accused insurgents of killing an eight-year-old girl by giving her a bag of explosives and telling her to deliver it to the police. As the little girl approached a police outpost in central Uruzgan province Saturday, the bag exploded, killing her. Also Sunday, Afghan officials said the death toll from […]
Latest Afghan Violence Takes Toll on Women and Children
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a hospital bombing and an attempted attack on a police outpost have killed mostly unsuspecting women and children. On Sunday, Afghanistan’s interior ministry accused insurgents of giving a bag of explosives to an eight-year-old girl and telling her to deliver it to the police. Authorities said that as the little girl approached […]
Latest Afghan Violence Takes Toll on Women and Children
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a hospital bombing and an attempted attack on a police outpost have killed mostly unsuspecting women and children. On Sunday, Afghanistan’s interior ministry accused insurgents of giving a bag of explosives to an eight-year-old girl and telling her to deliver it to a police station. Authorities said that as the little girl […]
38 Dead from Suicide Attack on Afghan Hospital
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say the death toll from a suicide attack on a hospital has risen to 38, with most of the victims being women and children. Authorities confirmed the latest death toll on Sunday and said at least 50 other people were wounded during the blast in eastern Afghanistan. The attack took place on Saturday […]
Afghan Lawmakers Hit Back At Top Court
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s parliament has voted to fire the country’s five most senior judicial officials, a move that deepens the nation’s ongoing political crisis. The vote comes after a special tribunal set up by President Hamid Karzai Thursday disqualified about one quarter of the winners of last year’s parliamentary election after an investigation into allegations of massive […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Hospital
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, caused heavy casualties, but Afghan authorities gave conflicting estimates. Hours after the attack, officials said they thought the blast killed more than 30 people, including women and […]
Afghan Lawmakers Hit Back At Top Court
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s parliament has voted to sack the country’s five most senior judicial officials, a move that deepens the nation’s ongoing political crisis. The vote comes after a special tribunal set up by President Hamid Karzai on Thursday disqualified about one quarter of the winners of last year’s parliamentary election after an investigation into allegations of […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Hospital
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, caused heavy casualties, but Afghan authorities gave conflicting estimates. Hours after the attack, officials said they think the blast killed more than 30 people, including women and […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Hospital
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, caused heavy casualties, but Afghan authorities gave conflicting estimates. Hours after the attack, officials said they think the blast killed more than 30 people, including women and […]
