Document #1170556

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

At Least Seven Killed In Kabul Attacks

May 02, 2012
At least seven people have been killed in Kabul in an attack by Taliban militants, shortly after a surprise visit to Afghanistan by U.S. President Barack Obama.

The Taliban said the attack on May 2 was launched in response to Obama's visit.

Officials said gunmen dressed in burqas assaulted the high-security "Green Village," a guesthouse used by international organizations, after detonating a suicide car bomb.

Two security guards and five Afghan civilians were killed in the blast and gunfight, and 17 Afghans were injured.

Afghan forces said they killed the attackers.

During his visit on May 1, Obama signed a U.S.-Afghan strategic partnership agreement with President Hamid Karzai.

The visit coincided with the first anniversary of the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces in neighboring Pakistan.
Based on reporting by AFP, AP, and dpa

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ecoi.net description:
Kabul: At least 2 security guards and 5 civilians killed and 17 injured in attack by Taliban militants in response to a visit by US president Obama
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/kabul_suicide_attack_hits_after_obama_taliban/24566819.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
2 May 2012
Document ID:
1170556 (former ID 215465)

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