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Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 US troops in Afghanistan was ‘not preventable:’ military review
April 15, 2024 | 10:10pmMarine snipers posted up near Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport did not have an opportunity to take out the suicide bomber responsible for the attack on the airport during...
Female shooter with child killed by cops outside Joel Osteen's Houston-area church, minor suffers bullet wounds
February 11, 2024 | 4:59pmA woman armed with a long gun took her young child to Joel Osteen’s Houston-area mega-church on Sunday and opened fire — leading cops to shoot her dead and the...
Suicide blast kills at least 52, more than 50 injured during religious gathering in Pakistan
September 29, 2023 | 5:35amNo group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which comes amid a surge in attacks claimed by militant groups in the west of the country, raising the stakes for security...
Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 45
July 31, 2023 | 4:07amThe death toll in a suicide bombing at a political rally held by a religious party rose to 45 on Monday, officials said, an attack compounding fears of unrest ahead...
Suicide bomber suspected as explosion at Islamist rally in Pakistan kills at least 40, wounds more than 150
July 30, 2023 | 12:26pmAt least 40 people died and more than 150 were injured after an explosion shook the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) group's Islamist political rally in Bajaur, Pakistan on Sunday.
Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing reaches 32: 'Terrorist was standing in the first row'
January 30, 2023 | 9:54amcondition.
Suicide bomber kills at least 20, injures 96 in blast at Pakistan mosque
January 30, 2023 | 5:26amA suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people.
Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 19, wounds 27: Taliban
September 30, 2022 | 3:23amThe explosion inside the center in the Dashti Barchi neighborhood of Kabul — populated mostly by members of Afghanistan’s minority Shiite community.
Brother of Marine blown up during Afghanistan withdrawal kills himself near memorial
August 15, 2022 | 8:01amA grieving brother of one of the Marines blown up by a suicide bomber during the chaotic exit from Afghanistan a year ago has killed himself next to a public...
Prominent Taliban cleric killed by attacker's bomb hidden in fake leg: report
August 12, 2022 | 1:10pmSheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was killed in a seminary in Kabul on Thursday by an ISIS-affiliated suicide bomber, after surviving two previous attempts on his life.
Suicide bombing at Karachi university kills 3 Chinese nationals, Pakistani driver
April 26, 2022 | 4:05pmSeparatist militant group Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the bombing, which also injured a fourth Chinese national and a Pakistani guard.
Suicide bomber behind Afghanistan massacre of US troops identified
January 1, 2022 | 3:09pmThe Islamic State terrorist attack also left 200 Afghans dead.
Triple suicide bombers in Uganda capital kill three civilians, wound dozens
November 16, 2021 | 11:52amAt least 33 people were being treated in hospital, including five who were in critical condition, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said.
Taliban to reward suicide bombers' families with cash, land
October 20, 2021 | 10:37amThe tweet, posted in English, echoed an announcement made the previous day by acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who offered clothes and roughly $112 to dozens of male family members...
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly mosque bombing in Afghanistan
October 16, 2021 | 4:55amThe Islamic State said two of the group's members shot and killed security guards manning the entrance of the Fatimiya mosque in Kandahar province.
ISIS-K suicide bomber released from prison just before Kabul attack: report
October 6, 2021 | 8:39pmAbdul Rehman Al-Loghri was among those let out of the Afghan-controlled prison at Bagram Air Base on Aug. 15 after the Taliban seized control of the region.
Four Marines wounded in Kabul blast still hospitalized nearly a month later
September 22, 2021 | 1:45pmThe numbers of hospitalized Marines are down from Sept. 7, when 15 were being treated at Walter Reed, one of whom was in critical condition.
Inside the Taliban's special forces 'Suicide Squad'
September 9, 2021 | 4:28pmAmid the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, an elite special forces dubbed the “suicide squad” are being trained to carry out designated suicide attacks on Western countries -- as an honor.
Taliban show off captured, blindfolded ISIS terror suspect
September 6, 2021 | 2:48pmThe Taliban is making a show of cracking down on ISIS -- parading one suspected terrorist after he was captured and blindfolded, according to newly released photos.
'Footsteps from freedom': Afghan national girls soccer team in hiding after terror blast
September 3, 2021 | 5:10pmTerrified teen soccer players in the Afghanistan national girls' team had been “footsteps from freedom” from the Taliban -- only to get thwarted by last week's airport suicide attack.