Sediq Sediqqi

At least four foreign "tourists" in Afghanistan were wounded today in an attack by gunmen on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, an interior ministry spokesman said.

The casualty total from Tuesday's major attack in Kabul has risen to 64 killed, more than double the total previously estimated by police, and 347 wounded, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said today.

At least four Afghan policemen and one Spaniard were killed in an hours-long Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul that ended early today after all the attackers were killed, officials said.

A suicide car bomber slammed into a convoy of foreign forces in the Afghan capital today, the Ministry of Interior spokesman said, but it was not clear whether there were any casualties.

An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.

A suicide attacker targeting a NATO troop convoy in Kabul on Sunday killed four civilians and wounded at least seven others, Afghan officials said, as emergency services rushed to the scene.

Security is being ramped up so the two candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election run-off next week can continue campaigning after an attack on one of them killed 12 people, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday.

A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives at a busy checkpoint in central Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people Thursday, an official said. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.

A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan army personnel in Kabul Wednesday, wounding 10 people and highlighting a growing trend of strikes on Afghan rather than NATO military targets.

The strike in Kabul, which was claimed by the Taliban, wounded one person but highlighted lingering security fears at the four-day loya jirga, which brings together around 2,000 elders from around the warring country.

At least four foreign "tourists" in Afghanistan were wounded today in an attack by gunmen on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, an interior ministry spokesman said.

The casualty total from Tuesday's major attack in Kabul has risen to 64 killed, more than double the total previously estimated by police, and 347 wounded, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said today.

At least four Afghan policemen and one Spaniard were killed in an hours-long Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul that ended early today after all the attackers were killed, officials said.

A suicide car bomber slammed into a convoy of foreign forces in the Afghan capital today, the Ministry of Interior spokesman said, but it was not clear whether there were any casualties.

An Afghan soldier hailed as a hero for defending parliament from a Taliban assault has been arrested after a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a car he had been given as a reward, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday.

A suicide attacker targeting a NATO troop convoy in Kabul on Sunday killed four civilians and wounded at least seven others, Afghan officials said, as emergency services rushed to the scene.

Security is being ramped up so the two candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election run-off next week can continue campaigning after an attack on one of them killed 12 people, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday.

A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives at a busy checkpoint in central Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people Thursday, an official said. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.

A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan army personnel in Kabul Wednesday, wounding 10 people and highlighting a growing trend of strikes on Afghan rather than NATO military targets.

The strike in Kabul, which was claimed by the Taliban, wounded one person but highlighted lingering security fears at the four-day loya jirga, which brings together around 2,000 elders from around the warring country.