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May 2010 Kabul bombing Location Kabul Date May 18, 2010 Target NATO convoy Attack type Suicide attack Death(s) 18 Injured 52 Perpetrator Taliban Timeline
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Bagram Air Base · Baghlan · Camp ChapmanThe May 2010 Kabul bombing occurred on May 18, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Eighteen people including five US soldiers and a Canadian soldier were killed and fifty-two were injured when a NATO convoy was targeted by a Taliban suicide attacker.[1] It was the deadliest attack against NATO forces in Afghanistan since September 2009 when six Italian soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber.[2][3] Two full colonels and two lieutenant colonels were killed in this attack making it the deadliest attack against ranking officers in Afghanistan.[4] With this attack the total number of Americans killed in Afghanistan crossed one thousand.[5]
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Background
President Hamid Karzai had recently returned from a trip to US to gather support for his policy to promote peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. A jirga was planned to discuss methods to promote peace with the tribal elders. Also a military offensive was being planned in the Kandahar Province. Shortly before this attack Taliban had announced 'Operation al-Fatah' that would target NATO forces, foreign diplomats, contractors and Afghan government.[3] Afghan police had set up several extra security checkpoints this year. In spite of these measures the bomber was able to drive his vehicle into the city.[1]
Attack
The bomber, driving a Toyota minivan packed with more than 1600 pounds of explosives, drove into a convoy of American military vehicles moving down the Dar-ul-Aman road at about 8 a.m. local time and exploded. [6] The blast created a deep crater in the road near the ruined Darul Aman Palace.[7] The bombing happened during the rush hour close to the National Assembly of Afghanistan. The blast destroyed 5 US military vehicles and 13 civilian vehicles.[8] Most of the dead were Afghan civilians including women and children in a public bus which was driving by when the explosion happened.[9] Five US soldiers were among the dead. The dead Canadian soldier was identified as Colonel Geoff Parker originally from Oakville, Ontario. He is the highest ranked Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan.[10][2] An American colonel, 2 American lieutenant colonels and their 2 American drivers were also killed.[11] The American officers were identified as colonel John M. McHugh, 46, from New Jersey and lieutenant colonels, Paul R. Bartz, 43, of Waterloo, Wisconsin, and Thomas P. Belkofer, 44, of Perrysburg, Ohio.[4]
Responsibility
The Taliban took responsibility for the attack.[7] They stated that they had sent a man named Nizamuddin to carry out the attack. Several analysts believe that the attack reflected Taliban opposition to the upcoming peace jirga proposed by President Hamid Karzai.[12] According to Afghanistan's spy agency the attack was allegedly carried out by Pakistan' spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence. Saeed Ansari a spokesman for National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan’s spy agency stated that 'All the explosions and terrorist attacks by these people were plotted from the other side of the border and most of the explosives and materials used for the attacks were brought from the other side to Afghanistan.'[11] According to US military intelligence officials Haqqani network based in Pakistan was also involved in the attack.[13]
Reactions
The attack drew strong condemnation from Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Secretary General of NATO.[2] Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada in a statement condemned the attack and mourned Parker calling him a "great Canadian who will be greatly missed by the Canadian Forces family and his community."[14]
See also
- List of terrorist incidents, 2010
- Coalition casualties in Afghanistan
References
- ^ a b "Kabul suicide bomber kills 18 in attack on Nato convoy". BBC. May 18, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8688635.stm. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Canadian colonel dies in Kabul bombing". CBC News. May 18, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/05/18/kabul-afghan-blast.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b Reid, Robert; Shah, Amir (May 18, 2010). "Taliban suicide bomb hits NATO convoy, kills 18". Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9FPFQUG1. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b Nordland, Rod (May 20, 2010). "Toll in Kabul Suicide Attack Included U.S. and Canadian Officers". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/world/asia/21afghan.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Dao, James; Lehren, Andrew (May 18, 2010). "Grim Milestone: 1,000 Americans Dead". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/us/19dead.html. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Filkins, Dexter (May 18, 2010). "Suicide Bomber Hits U.S. Convoy in Afghanistan". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/world/asia/19afghan.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b King, Laura (May 18, 2010). "5 Americans among 18 killed in Afghan suicide blast". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-blast-20100519,0,2861825.story. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Five Americans among 18 killed in Afghan suicide attack". CNN. May 18, 2010. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/afghan.blast/?hpt=T2. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ Ahmed, Sardar (May 18, 2010). "Taliban suicide attack on NATO kills 18 in Kabul". Agence France-Presse. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSme1oMMNwQgjt3wASG_RQsp7AGg. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Canadian Forces colonel killed in Kabul suicide attack". CTV Television Network. May 18, 2010. http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100518/afghanistan-suicide-bomber-tuesday-100518/20100518/?hub=CalgaryHome. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b Nordland, Rod (May 24, 2010). "Afghan Spy Agency Accuses Pakistan Agency in Suicide Bombing". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/world/asia/25afghan.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Hauslohner, Abigail (May 18, 2010). "Kabul Blast Shatters the Calm in an Afghanistan Oasis". Time (magazine). http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1989668,00.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ Rogio, Bill (May 24, 2010). "Haqqani Network executed Kabul suicide attack". Public Multimedia. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/05/haqqani_network_exec.php. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Potter, Mitch (May 18, 2010). "Oakville-born colonel killed in Kabul bombing". Toronto Sun. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/afghanmission/article/811245--oakville-born-colonel-killed-in-kabul-bombing. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
External links
- In pictures: Kabul blast, BBC. May18, 2010
- Video: Afghan blast kills Nato soldiers, Al Jazeera English, May 18, 2010
Categories:- Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2010
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