Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Afghanistan War News Updates -- December 6, 2011



At Least 58 Dead From Dual Blasts In Afghanistan -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least 58 people are dead after explosions hit the Afghan cities of Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif on Tuesday, the Shiite holy day of Ashura, officials said.

One attack occurred when a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shiite shrine in Kabul, killing 54 people, Afghan Health Ministry spokesman Kargar Norughli said. Another 150 were injured.

Another four people were killed by another explosion in Mazar-e Sharif, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, police official Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai said. Another 21 were injured in that attack.

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More News On Afghanistan

Fears Afghanistan is on verge of new sectarian war as 59 people killed in twin bomb attacks -- The Telegraph
Blasts Kill Dozens in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan: Kabul shrine attacks kill 54 -- The Telegraph
Bombings targeting Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan kill at least 58 -- L.A. Times
Suicide Bombing Kills 52 at Shi'ite Shrine in Afghan Capital -- Voice of America
Afghanistan: 'Sectarian' Twin Attacks Kill 52 -- BBC
Dozens dead in rare attacks on Shiite targets in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
At least 55 dead in Kabul suicide attack on Shia pilgrims -- The Guardian
'Grim new precedent': Dozens die as sectarian violence erupts in Kabul -- MSNBC
Video From Kabul Shows Shock as Bomb Explodes -- The Lede/New York Times
Blasts across Afghanistan target Shi'ites, 59 dead -- Reuters
Kabul blast kills at least 55, wounds more than 164 -- CTV
Afghan Shi'ites offer blood to victims, fear more attacks -- Reuters
Why have Afghanistan's Shias been targeted now? -- BBC
Twin attacks in Afghanistan against Shiites not homegrown, say Afghans (video) -- Christian Science Monitor
Kabul shrine attack: the start of sectarianism in Afghanistan? -- The Guardian

Combined Forces Destroy Explosives-laden Building -- US Department of Defense
Analysts: Switch US troops to advisory mission in Afghanistan in 2012 -- Stars and Stripes
Official: Sustainment Skills Key in Iraq, Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Nations vow continued support for Afghanistan after troops leave -- Stars and Stripes
Afghanistan's allies pledge to stay for long haul -- Yahoo News/Reuters
At Conference, Afghans Say They’ll Need Aid for Years -- New York Times
Afghanistan to Need Financial Support Until 2024 -- New York Times/AP
World pledges long-term help to Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP

Aid Agencies in Afghanistan Fear Reversals After U.S. Exit -- New York Times
U.S. withdrawal raises aid agency concerns -- UPI

Afghanistan opens bids on gold, copper deposits -- Yahoo News/AP
Russia Threatens to Kill NATO War in Afghanistan -- Alex Newman, New American
Timeline: Afghanistan, 10 years after war began -- Yahoo News/Reuters

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