Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills at least 13 in southwest

South / Central Asia - Afghanistan
Today At least 13 people including three police officials died on Friday in southwest Afghanistan when a suicide bomber aboard a motorcycle detonated his explosives in a crowded market in southwest Afghanistan. The attack in Farah City, capital of Farah province, also wounded 36 people, five of them critically, local police said. more...

Suspected Maoists derail train in India

South / Central Asia - India
Today Suspected Maoists blew up a railway track in eastern India, derailing a train packed with passengers less than a week ahead of regional elections opposed by the powerful rebels, authorities said. more...

Pakistan-based Terror Groups Plotting More Attacks: India

South / Central Asia - India, Pakistan
Today Just days before he is to leave for the United States on the first state visit after the Obama administration came to power, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was receiving intelligence inputs daily, suggesting that some Pakistan-based Islamic terrorist groups were plotting more strikes like the Mumbai carnage of November 26 last year. more...

Afghanistan and Pakistan Attacks on Western Organizations: Trends and Observations

South / Central Asia - Afghanistan, Pakistan
30 Oct 2009 At around 6:00 am on October 28, five Afghan militants attacked a guesthouse used by the United Nations and other foreign organizations in the Shar-e Now neighborhood of Kabul. Five international UN workers, including one American, were among the 11 who died in the attacks. Additionally, militants fired four rockets at the Presidential Palace. For more information, please log-in to OSAC.gov with your user name and password to download the full report. more...

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