Suicide Attack

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Dozens of community members gathered in remembrance and prayer, as many came to show their support to those needing comfort because their loved ones will never be able to make it home. (Representational Image - ANI)

Indian-Americans light candles across US to honor soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The soldiers were among the 6,000 US troops President Joe Biden deployed to assist in a massive airlift evacuation

30 Aug 2021 2:42 PM

In fact, of all the branches of the ISIS, ISIS-K is the outfit that is of most concern to the US, Russel Travers, Acting Director of the US National Counter-terrorism Centre, Office of Director of National Intelligence, said on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Khorasan group of ISIS attempted suicide attack in India last year, says US official

Despite America's key victories against the ISIS in Syria and Iraq, the terror outfit remains a deadly threat to US, Senator Hassan said.

06 Nov 2019 8:49 AM

Last week, the Punjab Police announced intrusion by heavy-lifting Pakistani drones to drop AK-47 assault rifles and grenades in Amritsar. (Representational Image)

Pak drone used to drop weapons for terrorists found in Punjab: report

Senior police official said, 'Drone couldn't return due to malfunction, so accused hid it at a village near the Attari border.'

27 Sep 2019 4:03 PM

The bases under ‘orange alert’ are Awantipora, Jammu, Pathankot and Hindon. (Representational Image)

J&K air bases on high alert following arms drop by Pak drones

Officers said drones flew low to avoid detection, may have dropped around 80 kgs of weapons between Sept 9 and 16.

25 Sep 2019 11:00 AM

At least eight people have been killed and 10 suffered injuries following a suicide attack at President Ashraf Ghani election campaign rally in Parwan district of Parwan on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

8 killed, 10 injured in suicide attack in Afghanistan's Parwan

The Taliban movement, which has been fighting the government for years, has threatened to disrupt the process.

17 Sep 2019 3:44 PM

Government spokesman Wahid Majroh said that seven bodies and 25 injured people were taken to the hospital from the attack site. (Representational Image)

At least 7 killed in blast near procession in Afghan capital

Police said suicide attack came hours after another suspected suicide bomber was shot by cops in Kabul before he could detonate his device.

10 Sep 2018 2:36 PM

'We have 20 people killed and around 50 others were wounded,' General Raz Mohammad Mandozai, provincial police chief of Paktia province, near the Pakistan border, told AFP. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Twin suicide blasts kill at least 20 inside Afghan Shiite mosque

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

03 Aug 2018 4:59 PM

Baluchistan also saw the deadliest suicide bombing in the run-up to election day, with 149 people, including a provincial assembly candidate, killed at a campaign this month. (Photo: AP)

At least 31 killed in suicide blast outside polling booth in Quetta

The attack also wounded 35 people and several were reported to be critical, raising concerns the death toll could rise further.

25 Jul 2018 12:59 PM

The attack in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa follows a spate of bombings at political rallies before the election, the most devastating of which was a suicide attack this month that killed 149 people. (Photo: AP)

Suicide attack kills candidate from Imran Khan's PTI at Pak election rally

The attack, in which 4 others were wounded, targeted vehicle of Ikramullah Gandapur, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

22 Jul 2018 6:37 PM

alalabad Attack: 17 Sikhs, Hindus have died in the attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan (Photo: AFP)

Government doesn’t care: Anger after Sikhs, Hindus die in Jalalabad attack

At least 19 people were killed and 21 wounded when suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Sikhs and Hindus waiting to meet President.

02 Jul 2018 3:10 PM

The scene inside this Kabul gym is repeated at venues all round the capital, where bodybuilding has become ubiquitous since the fall of the Taliban regime. (Photo: AFP)

Bodybuilding, the pursuit of beauty in Kabul

The sport has a long tradition in Afghanistan, and was even tolerated by the Taliban when they ruled the country from 1996-2001.

25 Jun 2018 10:58 AM

The internationally backed Government of National Accord said it was dealing with 'the consequences of the cowardly suicide attack' after the health ministry put the toll at 11 dead and two wounded. (Photo: File | Representational)

Libya: 11 dead in suicide attack on national election commission

Eyewitnesses earlier said shots were heard and black smoke could be seen rising from the headquarters of the national election commission.

02 May 2018 7:52 PM

Swat was the first sizeable region outside Pakistan's lawless tribal regions bordering Afghanistan to fall to the militants. More than 2,000 Taliban fighters have been driven out of the region. (Photo: Representational | AP)

11 soldiers dead, 13 hurt in suicide attack in Pak; Taliban claims responsibility

The Pakistan Army's PR wing said in a statement that the 'suicide attack' in the Swat Valley took place at 'army unit sports area'.

04 Feb 2018 10:05 AM

Suicide blast kills top cop in Peshawar

The explosion was so intense that it broke the window panes of nearby buildings.

25 Nov 2017 2:22 AM

The two incidents underline the insecurity and lawlessness across Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

‘ISIS beheads 15 of its own fighters in Afghanistan’

Nangarhar, on the porous border with Pakistan, has become a stronghold for ISIS, generally known as Daesh in Afghanistan.

24 Nov 2017 12:55 AM

Afghan security personnel walk at the site of a suicide attack at a police training centre in Gardez, capital of Paktia province. (Photo: AFP)

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 71 in attacks on Afghan security forces

The Taliban claimed the more deadly of the two assaults, a coordinated attack on police in the southeast city of Gardez in Paktia province.

18 Oct 2017 6:13 AM

A local official said two car bombs went off near the compound that also houses the provincial headquarters of the national police, border police and Afghan National Army. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 32, injure 200 in attack on Afghan police

The victims of the ongoing Gardez attack, which was claimed by the Taliban in a tweet, include women, students and police.

17 Oct 2017 4:00 PM

On September 18 last year, four terrorists stormed Army brigade headquarters in Uri, close to the Line of Control, killing 19 soldiers before being neutralised. (Photo: ANI/Representational)

Army foils 2016-like attack plan, neutralises 3 Pak terrorists in J&K's Uri

The encounter took place after the Army started searches in Kalgai area Sunday morning following inputs about movement of terrorists.

24 Sep 2017 9:16 PM

Bridgett, of Pwllheli, had been using the phone after the Ariana Grande concert when the massive explosion caused a steel nut to hit her. (Photo: Facebook)

Manchester attack: Mobile phone saved woman's life

Bridgett lost a middle finger before the nut went through her phone and her cheek, ending up lodged in her nose.

26 May 2017 9:14 AM

Emergency services work at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, England, Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Manchester: Arndale shopping center reopened minutes after evacuation reports

Earlier on Tuesday a separate Reuters witness reported scores of people running from the Arndale shopping center.

23 May 2017 4:33 PM

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