Suicide bombings in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Suicide bombings in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Suicide bombings in Afghanistan and Pakistan are a distinctive method of attack used by Al Qaeda and Taliban in the war on terror in those countries, and have greatly increased in frequency since the Taliban revival of 2006. An analyst for the South Asia Analysis Group writes that "Since the beginning of 2007, there have been nearly 300 suicide explosions in Afghanistan and Pakistan." [ [http://southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers29%5Cpaper2852.html] ]
ee also
*List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan
*September 2007 bombings in Rawalpindi
*2007 Karachi bombing (Oct. 18, 2007)
*2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing (Nov. 6, 2007)
*2008 Charsadda bombing (Feb. 9, 2008)
*2008 Parachinar bombing (Feb. 16, 2008)
*2008 Danish embassy bombing (June 2, 2008)
*2008 Lal Masjid bombing (July 6, 2008)
*2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul (July 7, 2008)
*2008 Wah bombing (Aug. 21, 2008)
*23 August 2008 Swat Valley bombing
*2008 Peshawar bombing (Sept. 6, 2008)
*Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing (Sept. 20, 2008)
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