| Submit your comments on this article |
| Afghanistan |
| Taliban kill |
| 2018-01-27 |
| [BBC] A suicide bombing has killed at least 40 people and injured 140 others in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say. Attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint into a street that was closed to public transport. It happened near the old interior ministry building and offices of the European Union and High Peace Council. The Taliban have said they carried out the attack. A week ago, Taliban militants killed 22 people in a luxury Kabul hotel. Witnesses say the area - home to foreign embassies and the city's police headquarters - was crowded with people when the bomb exploded on Saturday at about 12:15 local time (08:45 GMT). Plumes of smoke were seen from around the city. Officials said the death toll would probably continue to rise as casualties were brought to hospitals for medical attention. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 Who taught him to negotiate? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-01-27 19:14 |
| #10 I I am with commentors seven and eight. |
| Posted by: Ulavinter Glereth9590 2018-01-27 18:36 |
| #9 Just another reminder to do your downtown shopping online. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-01-27 12:34 |
| #8 Korben Dallas' style negotiations |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-01-27 12:32 |
| #7 let's keep negotiating with the Taliban... If by 'negotiating', you mean hunt them for sport and piss on their corpses, then most definitely! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-01-27 11:55 |
| #6 By all means, let's keep negotiating with the Taliban... |
| Posted by: Shatch Jineth8612 2018-01-27 11:49 |
| #5 Now 95 dead, about 163 wounded. The BBC is doing a good job keeping up with the updates from Kabul. And I’m sure that map is particularly useful to those Rantburgers who have been there. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-01-27 11:00 |
| #4 90 deaders now |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-01-27 09:26 |
| #3 With relationships btwn the U.S. and Pakistan in the ditch, there appears to be an uptick in car bombings. Probably little more than a coincidence. I don't recall seeing any mention of the specific 'types' of explosives. Military grade explosives might still be a bit difficult to obtain. One might assume Home Made Explosives (HME) components imported from one of Pakistan's twelve or so giant fertilizer factories could be the source. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-01-27 07:37 |
| #2 update: 63 dead, 151 injured |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-01-27 07:33 |
| #1 Remember, kids: Islam = Peace |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-01-27 07:28 |