Monday, July 21, 2014

Three foreign advisers killed near Kabul airport --- (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber detonated himself on Tuesday outside Kabul International Airport, killing three foreign advisers and an Afghan interpreter, police said. -- The nationalities of the foreign advisers were not immediately clear. -- The explosion comes days after one of the most audacious militant attacks in a year on the airport, which is used by both civilians and the military. -- A Taliban spokesman, Zabihulllah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack. "In this successful attack up to 15 invader soldiers were killed or wounded and many vehicles were damaged," he added. -- Kabul airport is home to a major operational base for NATO-led forces that have been fighting the Taliban for 12 years. Security includes soldiers and police, guard towers and checkpoints. -- Militants often fire rockets into the airport, causing little damage, but frontal attacks on the heavily guarded facility are rare and represent an ambitious target for insurgents. - More, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/22/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSKBN0FR0BH20140722

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