9 Indians among 17 dead as Taliban bombers attack Kabul

kds1980 · #1 (**permalink**) 28-Feb-2010, 13:33 PM

KABUL: Nine Indians have died in a terror attack in Kabul as per preliminary information provided by Afghan government officials, External Affairs minister S M Krishna said. Taliban bombers equipped with suicide vests and automatic rifles attacked a hotel and a guesthouse in central Kabul on Friday.
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Insurgents struck in the heart of the Afghan capital Friday with suicide attackers and a car bomb, targeting hotels used by foreigners and killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, police said.

A series of explosions occurred at the City Centre shopping complex and the Safi Landmark hotel, about 300 metre from the interior ministry, said Abdul Ghafar Sayedzadar, a senior police official.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=29388

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks, which Afghan President Hamid Karzai said were aimed at Indians working in Kabul.

Gyani Jarnail Singh · #2 (**permalink**) 28-Feb-2010, 14:16 PM

Indian presence in Afghanistan is part of the traditional Power Games that China, Russia, USA, Britain, Iran, Pakistan etc etc etc playing all along...

kee_jaana_mein_kaun · #3 (**permalink**) 28-Feb-2010, 18:24 PM

Some reports say Indians were specific targets of these attacks.

Taliban were seen moving inside hotels looking for Indians.