Terrorist fail: Motorcycle suicide bomber explodes prematurely and other bombs defused in Afghanistan

 A motorcycle suicide bomber has exploded prematurely in the center of Kandahar city killing one civilian and injuring two others.¹ The provincial governor's spokesman, Zelmai Ayubi, said a checkpoint was the intended target.² He also said bombs in two cars and a motorcycle, left on main roads in the city were safely defused after suspicious citizens called police.³

Sources: AFP 1. The Canadian Press 2, 3.

Pakistan mosque bombing kills 4, including children aged 7 and 10

 A 1.5 kg improvised-explosive device (IED) explosion near a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers, which usually attract the largest crowd, in Pushta Khara neighborhood of Pesahwar, Pakistan, has killed at least four, including a seven-year-old boy and 10-year-old child, while injuring 22 others. Police official Ejaz Ahmad said the bombing may have been a response to recent crackdown on militants in the area.

Source: 1. AFP, 2. AP 

Pakistan Foreign Minister says nearly 37,000 killed by terrorists in the country

 Terrorists "that offers no quarter, obeys no law and holds nothing sacred" have killed nearly 30,000 civilians and nearly 7,000 soldiers and police in Pakistan, according to the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Source: AP 

At least 10 killed, mostly women and children, by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

 At least 10 people, most of them women and children have been killed by a roadside bomb planted by "enemies of Afghanistan" when it was hit by a vehicle carrying a family to a wedding. Abdul Jabar Purdili, police chief in western Herat province said four others were also injured.

 According to eruonews, the death toll was 13, with 5 children, 5 women and 3 men killed, with the bride among the dead.

Source: AFP, euronews 

8 children dead after roadside bombing in Afghanistan

 A school bus carrying female students from a wedding party has hit a roadside bomb planted by insurgents in Afghanistan, killing nine, eight of them children. The incident took place on Wednesday in Khash Rod district of Nimroz province as the victims were traveling towards Shindand in western Herat province. 

Source: Reuters 

Bomb kills baby, her parents and five other family members in Iraq

 A bomb explosion near the house of policeman, Lt. Col. Qais Rashid, in the Iraqi town of Tikrit, has killed his parents, sister, two brothers, their wives, and 6-month-old niece. Insurgent terrorists frequently target police.¹

There is also another AP report saying the baby was a boy and that only three others were killed. It is possible that this story is an earlier report that has been corrected.²

Source: 1, 2. AP

UN say Afghan insurgents mostly responsible for death of over 1,000 civilians in first half of 2010

 The U.N. says Afghan insurgents were mostly responsible for the death of over 1,000 civilians in the first half of 2010.

Source: AFP

Suicide bombing kills child and 5 family members die from roadside bombing in Afghanistan

 A suicide car bombing killed a child bystander in Mandozai, Easter Knost province, on Sunday, while in eastern Paktia province, a roadside bomb killed five members of a family.

Source: AP