Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 18, 2010



Suicide Bomber Hits NATO Convoy In Afghanistan; 18 Dead -- McClatchy News

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber driving a vehicle with more than a half ton of explosives hit a NATO convoy on a busy Kabul road early Tuesday morning, killing 18 people, including at least five American fighters and a dozen Afghan civilians, according to American and Afghan officials.

The early morning blast, which could be heard miles away, ravaged a crowded public bus, sent armored SUVs skyward, and reminded Kabul residents that the Afghan capital isn't isolated from the country's battle zones.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghanistan Taliban suicide attack kills 18 in Kabul -- Christian Science Monitor
Suicide Attacker Kills At Least 18 In Afghan Capital -- New York Times/Reuters
Afghanistan Suicide Blast Kills 5 U.S. Troops -- CBS/AP
Suicide Car Bomber Hits U.S. Convoy in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Kabul suicide car bombing targets Nato troops -- BBC
Six foreign troops killed in suicide attack in Afghan capital -- Xinhuanet
Taliban car bomb strikes NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan -- Washington Post (Photos)
In pictures: Kabul blast -- BBC

Search continues for downed Afghan passenger plane -- AP
NATO Aids Search and Rescue Efforts in Afghan Plane Crash -- Voice of America

NATO says night raid killed Afghan insurgents; residents say it killed civilians -- Washington Post
Afghanistan war: Kandahar offensive is now in the slow lane -- Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor
NATO draft mission statement keys on Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Hundreds more trainers in Afghanistan may be needed -- Montreal Gazette/Reuters
More Military Trainers Needed in Afghanistan, Commander Says -- CQ Politics
In Afghanistan’s North, Ex-Warlord Offers Security -- New York Times

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