Afghan War Blog

The devastating truck bomb on the outskirts of the 'Green Zone' in the diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 is still...

BAF Suicide Bombing Update. The Resolute Support Headquarters has released a news report providing an update on the suicide bomber attac...

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack on Saturday, November 12th, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan that killed ...

In early December 2015 a woman in Afghanistan blew herself up after being stopped at a checkpoint in eastern Nangarhar province. She kille...

"Five years ago, on a cold, gloomy December afternoon in the mountainous region of Khowst Province in southeastern Afghanistan, an al...

Another ANA Bus (they are soft targets) was struck by a Taliban suicide bomber on Saturday afternoon (Dec 13, 2014) killing at least six So...

The Kabul - Jalalabad Road is known as the 'Valley of Death' - the most dangerous of roads to travel on. In the past few months the...

A suicide bomber attacked a funeral in Baghlan province killing two police officers and a number of civilians (7?). The incident took place ...

The Taliban have forgotten that the fighting season is over. By this time of year they should be looking at making their way to the sanctuar...

The tragic suicide bombing of the volleyball tournament in Yahya Khel district, Paktika province killed over 61 people. In addition, the Af...

A suicide bomber killed over 50 people and wounded many more during a volleyball tournament in Yahyakhail district, Paktika province. News a...

A suicide bomber attacked the car of a prominent Afghan women's rights leader and member of Parliament on Sunday (Nov 16, 2014). Three p...

The insurgent groups are continuing their bombing campaign in Kabul. Despite heavy security provided by the Afghan National Security Forces ...

The suicide bombers continue to attack both the Afghan National Security Forces and NATO targets as well. Read more in "Suicide Bombers...

An expat who teaches school in Kabul provides us his insight on the effect the bombing of the Taverna du Liban restaurant (January 2014) wi...

A former member of the expat community in Kabul recalls with fond memories the recently bombed restaurant in Kabul - La Taverna du Liban . H...

ISAF reports that more insurgent suicide bombing attacks are expected against soft targets. The insurgents hope that media attention generat...

The average U.S. Soldier or Marine deployed to Afghanistan at the small Combat Outposts (COPs) and larger Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) wou...

The recent bombing of the Taverna du Liban restaurant in Kabul that killed 13 expats and 8 Afghans has put the international community into...

The recent suicide bombing in the Afghan restaurant has taken a heavy toll among the foreign national community. The total deaths are approx...