Raw Video: Suicide Bomb Attack Kills Six in Kabul

September 08, 2012 from Telegraph.co.uk

At least six civilians have been killed in a suicide blast near the heavily-barricaded NATO headquarters in Afghanistan's capital. Zabihullan Mujahid, a self-proclaimed Taliban spokesperson, has said the blast is the Taliban's response to the Obama administration's designation of the Haqqani network as a terrorist organization.

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Kabul

Kabul, also spelled Cabool, Caubul, Kabol, or Cabul, mostly in historical contexts, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan. According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city... Explore this topic

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked sovereign state forming part of South Asia, Central Asia, and to some extent Western Asia. It has a population of around 30 million inhabiting an area of approximately 647,500 km², making it the 42nd ... Explore this topic

Suicide attack

A suicide attack is an attack upon a target, in which an attacker intends to kill others and/or cause great damage, knowing that he or she will either certainly or most likely die in the process. Between 1981 and 2006, 1200 suicide attacks occurred around the world, constituti... Explore this topic

Taliban

The Taliban, alternative spelling Taleban, is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. Ho... Explore this topic

Zabiullah Mujahid

Zabiullah Mujahid is one of the Taliban spokesmen who is believed to be in Pakistan working as a media conduit between the isolationist rebel forces and the Western media. Afghan officials claim that he is really Hajji Ismail, a 42-year-old man from the Pakistani town of Chama... Explore this topic

Haqqani network

The Haqqani network is an Islamist insurgent group using asymmetric warfare to fight against US-led NATO forces and the government of Afghanistan. Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin Haqqani lead the group, which operates on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan ... Explore this topic

List of designated terrorist organizations

This is a list of designated terrorist organizations by national governments, former governments and inter-governmental organizations, where the proscription has a significant impact on the group's activities. Many organizations that are accused of being a terrorist organizati... Explore this topic

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree... Explore this topic

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