- Spin Boldak bombing
Infobox terrorist attack
title=Spin Boldak bombing
caption=
location=Spin Boldak ,Afghanistan
target=
date=February 18 ,2008
time=2:30 pm
timezone=GMT+4:30 Kabul (UTC)
type=Suicide attack
fatalities=38
injuries=28+
susperps=
perps=Abdul Rahman (Taliban ) [http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=7b775116-528f-4f66-abeb-d3967b05ef08&k=47452] Campaignbox Afghanistan attacksThe Spin Boldak bombing happened on
February 18 ,2008 when a car full of explosives detonated near a Canadian military convoy in a market inSpin Boldak ,Afghanistan . The attack killed 38 Afghans and injured at least 25 civilians. In addition, four Canadian soldiers were lightly injured. [http://www.thestar.com/article/304586]This suicide bombing occurred just one day after the
2008 Kandahar bombing , the deadliest terrorist attack during the Afghanistan War.Kandahar Governor
Asadullah Khalid said the bombing wouldn't have happened if the Canadians listened to him when he tried to discourage them from going to Spin Boldak. [http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=7b775116-528f-4f66-abeb-d3967b05ef08&k=47452]
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