The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack in southern
Afghanistan that killed four Afghan intelligence officers and two ISAF
personnel. Today's bombing is the second this week that targeted the
National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan's intelligence service, in
the south.
The Taliban suicide bomber targeted the Afghan and Coalition personnel just inside the first gate of the provincial NDS headquarters in Kandahar's Maruf district, according to TOLONews. Four NDS personnel, an International Security Assistance Force soldier, and an ISAF civilian were killed in the blast. Three NDS officers were also wounded in the blast.
ISAF confirmed in a press release that "one coalition forces servicemember and one coalition forces civilian died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today." The nationalities of the two Westerners killed in the attack were not disclosed.
The Taliban claimed credit for today's suicide attack in a statement released at their website, Voice of Jihad. The Taliban identified the suicide bomber as "Abdul Jabbar from Kandahar," and said he targeted "foreign invaders along with the hireling deputy provincial intelligence chief" as they "arrived at the district center in 2 helicopters and were walking into a nearby base." The Taliban claimed the suicide bomber was "wearing an explosives vest and riding an explosive-laden motorbike."
Today's suicide attack is the second in southern Afghanistan in six days that targeted the National Directorate of Security. On Oct. 8, a Taliban suicide bomber killed two NDS officers in an attack at the unit's provincial headquarters in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand; the attack also wounded another NDS officer, two policemen, and 12 civilians.
The Taliban suicide bomber targeted the Afghan and Coalition personnel just inside the first gate of the provincial NDS headquarters in Kandahar's Maruf district, according to TOLONews. Four NDS personnel, an International Security Assistance Force soldier, and an ISAF civilian were killed in the blast. Three NDS officers were also wounded in the blast.
ISAF confirmed in a press release that "one coalition forces servicemember and one coalition forces civilian died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today." The nationalities of the two Westerners killed in the attack were not disclosed.
The Taliban claimed credit for today's suicide attack in a statement released at their website, Voice of Jihad. The Taliban identified the suicide bomber as "Abdul Jabbar from Kandahar," and said he targeted "foreign invaders along with the hireling deputy provincial intelligence chief" as they "arrived at the district center in 2 helicopters and were walking into a nearby base." The Taliban claimed the suicide bomber was "wearing an explosives vest and riding an explosive-laden motorbike."
Today's suicide attack is the second in southern Afghanistan in six days that targeted the National Directorate of Security. On Oct. 8, a Taliban suicide bomber killed two NDS officers in an attack at the unit's provincial headquarters in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand; the attack also wounded another NDS officer, two policemen, and 12 civilians.
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