Suicide Bomber Kills 17 in Kabul

Attack outside Indian Embassy
by Eric Rothman

A car packed with explosives blew up outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan today. The blast killed 17 people and injured another 63 people. The attack is believed to have targeted the Indian Embassy, the second such attack in two years. Taliban leaders have already come out and taken responsibility for the attack. The bombing took place at 8:30 a.m. when a sports car pulled up in front of the Embassy and exploded, taking out a guard tower and part of a protective wall. This is similar to an attack that took place in 2008 and killed 54 people. The 2008 bombing was blamed on a Pakistani that did not have any links to the Taliban.