Suicide bomber kills 14, including 6 Americans, in Afghan capital
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A suspected Hezb-i-Islami suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Thursday next to a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing eight Afghan civilians and six Americans working for the multinational [...]
4th U.S. service member dies after Afghanistan attack
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Another U.S. service member has died after being injured in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, raising the death toll from the bombing to four, the coalition said on Wednesday. It raises [...]
8 NATO troops die in three Afghan attacks
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Eight coalition service members were killed Saturday in three separate attacks across Afghanistan, less than a week after the Taliban announced the start of their so-called spring offensive, the NATO-led International [...]
‘Powerful’ bomb kills 3 British soldiers in southern Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Three British soldiers were killed Tuesday and six others were injured when their armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. It raises [...]
Roadside bomb kills 3 foreign troops in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Three coalition service members were killed Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. It raises the number of foreign troops [...]
Afghan Taliban declare spring offensive again coalition troops
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The Taliban on Saturday announced the beginning of its so-called spring offensive against coalition forces in Afghanistan, vowing to carry out deadly bombings at military bases and to continue insider attacks [...]
Insurgents kill NATO soldier in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Insurgents attacked coalition service members in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one of them, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. It raises the number of foreign [...]
British soldier dies after attack in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A British soldier died on Tuesday after being critically injured in an attack in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, Britain's Ministry of Defense said. It raises the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan [...]
Alleged al-Qaeda member charged with plot to bomb U.S. diplomatic buildings
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A Saudi-born man was secretly indicted last year while detained in Italy, accusing him of being an al-Qaeda operative who fought alongside extremists in Afghanistan and plotted to bomb U.S. diplomatic facilities in [...]