For months, he provided the agency with independently verifiable intelligence on the terrorist network, and he promised to lead the cia to the groups most senior members. Jan 05, 2010 media in the united states says a suicide bomber who attacked a central intelligence agency base in eastern afghanistan last week was a jordanian working as an alqaeda double agent the reports. A suicide car bomb in afghanistan has killed at least 25 and injured ten civilians. The strike was the deadliest blow against the agency in a quartercentury. Two intelligence agents and 10 civilians were killed in jalalabad, authorities have confirmed, with. Taliban kills seven cia agents in suicide bombing in afghanistan the taliban has inflicted a devastating blow on the cia by killing seven of its personnel inside a remote afghan base in a suicide. Suicide bomber at us base in afghanistan was alqaeda double. July 17 explosions and gunfire are reported near kabul international airport as militants temporarily capture a building under construction. Sep, 2017 afghanistan cricket ground hit by suicide bomb blast in kabul police said security forces sacrificed themselves to prevent the attacker from reaching the crowd inside the stadium in kabul.
Oct 20, 2010 cia failed to pass on concerns about afghanistan suicide bomber this article is more than 9 years old cia was warned of potential plot weeks before man who claimed to be alqaida turncoat killed. The use of suicide bombing has grown for three primary reasons. Jul 10, 2018 at least 12 people have died in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan, officials have said. Today, a spokesperson for the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Suicide bomb attempt thwarted jump to media player afghan security forces have defused an alleged wouldbe suicide bombers explosive vest while he was still wearing it, preventing an attack in. Nov 16, 2016 a suicide attack near the defense ministry in kabul has killed at least four people and wounded 11, according to an afghan official. The attack happened at a checkpoint near a us military base where foreign soldiers are stationed with afghan troops. The twoway cia says seven of its people died in suicide bomb attack wednesday in afghanistan. Cia failed to pass on concerns about afghanistan suicide bomber this article is more than 9 years old cia was warned of potential plot weeks before man who claimed to be alqaida turncoat killed. A suicide bomb in russias restive caucasus region closely follows a strike that took out al qaedas appointed amir in the majoritymuslim republic of dagestan. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Jan 10, 2010 cia director leon panetta has stridently denied reports that jordanian suicide bomber humam khalil abumulal albalawis attack was possible due to the agencys poor tradecraft. Suicide bomb attempt thwarted in afghanistan bbc news. Jan 17, 2006 soldiers on alert following a suicide attack in kabul on 28 september 2005 afp suicide bombers have struck more than two dozen times in afghanistan since neotaliban and alqaeda insurgents stepp. Suicide attack inflicts worst death toll on cia in 25. Suicide bomber at us base in afghanistan was alqaeda.
Jan 15, 2019 afghan villagers stand near a destroyed house after an attack in kabul, afghanistan, jan. The prized asset, it turned out, was a double agent, an alqaeda operative bent on avenging the death earlier that year of a pakistani taliban. Cia was warned of potential plot weeks before man who claimed to be alqaida turncoat killed agents in suicide blast. Suicide bombing in afghanistan devastates critical hub for cia. October a taliban attack killed 22 afghan military in northern afghanistan. Jan 01, 2010 seven americans killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan were cia officers, the agency said yesterday. Saur revolution 1978 herat uprising 1979 chindawol uprising 1979 bala hissar uprising 1979 sovietafghan war 197989 afghan civil war 19891992 afghan civil war 19921996 afghan civil war 19962001 war in afghanistan 2001present.
Sep 02, 2010 federal prosecutors on wednesday filed a twocount criminal complaint against hakimullah mehsud, leader of the tehrike taliban pakistan ttp in connection with a suicide bomb attack in december 2009 that killed seven cia employees at in afghanistan. Taliban suicide attack kills cia agents at us outpost in afghanistan. Jan 09, 2010 virtually everyone within sight of the suicide bomb died immediately, including the cia alqaeda expert. Central intelligence agency in the afghan province of khost last wednesday was a jordanian doctor named khalil abu hammam mellal albalawi, who studied medicine in turkey at the expense of the jordanian government after receiving a rate of. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks against pakistan. It was the worst the agency has suffered in the afghanistan war. Suicide bomb in russias dagestan follows strike on al. Suicide bombing in afghanistan devastates critical hub for. The cia yesterday vowed to avenge the deaths of seven of its agents who were killed in a suicide bombing on wednesday in afghanistan, as it emerged that the bomber may have been invited on to the. Afghanistan cricket ground hit by suicide bomb blast in kabul police said security forces sacrificed themselves to prevent the attacker from reaching the crowd inside the stadium in.
Jul, 2015 a suicide car bomb kills at least 33 people near a military base once used by the cia in eastern afghanistan, officials say. July 15 a car bomb explodes at a market in the eastern afghanistan province of paktika, killing at least 89 people and injuring scores more in one of the deadliest attacks of the war. The cia, irving brown, and drug smuggling as political warfare on dec. Suicide bombers victims worked for cia at afghanistan base. Dozens killed in suicide bomb near us base in afghanistan.
Dec 31, 2009 a suicide bomber somehow managed to gain entry to a cia base in eastern afghanistan on december 30 and detonated explosives that killed at least eight americans. The suicide bomber who carried out an attack on a cia firebase in afghanistan detonated the device as he was about to be searched and used an explosive so powerful that it. A triple agent blew himself up at forward operating base chapman a u. Afghanistan suicide bomb kills 33 near former cia base. Marai was one of at least nine journalists killed in twin suicide bomb attacks on monday. Suicide bomber who killed cia operatives in afghanistan. Seven americans killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan were cia officers, the agency said yesterday. Suicide bomb attempt thwarted jump to media player afghan security forces have defused an alleged wouldbe suicide bombers explosive vest while he was still wearing it. Virtually everyone within sight of the suicide bomb died immediately, including the cia alqaeda expert. Panetta revealed tuesday that one of its agents ignored warnings from jordanian intelligence about the man who eventually killed seven cia employees in a 2009 suicide bombing in afghanistan. The deaths are a reflection of the heavy price the agency has paid in a secret, nearly 16yearold war, where thousands of c. The cia yesterday vowed to avenge the deaths of seven of its agents who were killed in a suicide bombing on wednesday in afghanistan, as it. Dec 31, 2009 taliban kills seven cia agents in suicide bombing in afghanistan the taliban has inflicted a devastating blow on the cia by killing seven of its personnel inside a remote afghan base in a suicide. Marai was one of at least nine journalists killed in twin suicidebomb attacks on monday.
Taliban kills seven cia agents in suicide bombing in. A suicide bomber killed at least eight american civilians, most of them c. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to. Afghanistan cricket ground hit by suicide bomb blast in. At least 8 americans killed in afghan attack the new york times. Cia failed to pass on concerns about afghanistan suicide. Director panetta says 7 cia employees died in afghan suicide. Cia employees killed in afghanistan suicide bomb attack youtube. Cia employees killed in afghanistan suicide bomb attack. The attack happened at a checkpoint near a us military base where foreign soldiers are. Dec 31, 2009 a suicide bombing reportedly killed eight americans on a cia base in afghanistan, making it the worst single loss of life for the cia since 1983 as david martin reports, the taliban is claiming. Cia exposed by frontline role along afghanistan and.
Sep 06, 2017 the deaths are a reflection of the heavy price the agency has paid in a secret, nearly 16yearold war, where thousands of c. Two intelligence agents and 10 civilians were killed in. The assault was the deadliest inflicted on the spy agency since 1983, and the second deadliest in its history. Taliban suicide bomber kills 4, wounds over 100 in kabul. Director panetta says 7 cia employees died in afghan suicide attack. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden. Washington the suicide bomber who killed seven cia operatives in afghanistan last week was a jordanian informant who lured intelligence officers into a meeting with a promise of new information. A suicide attack near the defense ministry in kabul has killed at least four people and wounded 11, according to an afghan official. Media in the united states says a suicide bomber who attacked a central intelligence agency base in eastern afghanistan last week was a jordanian working as an alqaeda double agent the reports. Taliban suicide attack kills cia agents at us outpost in. Afghanistan suicide bomb attack kills 12 people including. Cia director leon panetta has stridently denied reports that jordanian suicide bomber humam khalil abumulal albalawis attack was. Dec 31, 2009 the cia yesterday vowed to avenge the deaths of seven of its agents who were killed in a suicide bombing on wednesday in afghanistan, as it emerged that the bomber may have been invited on to the. October 1 taliban suicide bombers attack an afghan national army convoy in kabul, killing at least seven people and injuring 19.
After the attack, the base was secured and 150 mostly afghan workers were. Afghan villagers stand near a destroyed house after an attack in kabul, afghanistan, jan. Friends and relatives of the photographer shah marai gather at his burial in kabul on april 30th. Since 1983, suicide bombing has become a favourite terrorist tactic of insurgent groups from sri lanka to chechnya to afghanistan. Khost, the site of a suicide attack in 2009 that left seven c. Cia base in afghanistan hit by suicide attack world. Cia base in afghanistan hit by suicide attack by alex lantier 4 january 2010 eight us operatives died in a december 30 suicide bombing at forward operating base chapman, near the eastern afghan. This is the first in a series of books documenting the war on al qaeda from the perspective of a cia officer sent post911 with the express mission to destroy the terrorists, their support, uproot the taliban and bring to justice those who inflicted terrible pain on the united states. Reconstructing the bombing of a cia base washington post. Pakistan government helped fund a suicide bombing in afghanistan in. Federal prosecutors on wednesday filed a twocount criminal complaint against hakimullah mehsud, leader of the tehrike taliban pakistan ttp in connection with a suicide bomb attack in december 2009 that killed seven cia employees at in afghanistan. Suicide attacks have occurred throughout history, often as part of a military campaign such as the japanese kamikaze pilots of world war ii, and more recently as part of terrorist campaigns, such as the september 11 attacks.
Khost, afghanistan a suicide car bomber killed at least 25. Suicide bomber detonated device just before being searched. Taliban kills seven cia agents in suicide bombing in afghanistan. Warrick has reconstructed, in vivid and telling detail, the sequence of events that led humam albalawi to kill seven cia operatives in a suicide attack in afghanistan in december 2009. Alnajjar, the suicide bomber against the clandestine elements of the u. A powerful early morning suicide truck bomb has devastated a hospital in southern afghanistan, killing as many as 20 people and wounding more than 90 others, an official said. Afghanistan cricket ground hit by suicide bomb blast in kabul. A cia suicide sparks hard questions about the agencys. The suicide bombing of a cia base in a remote mountain region of afghanistan this week highlights the agencys increasingly militaristic role in the region the base was a key part of the secret. A suicide bombing reportedly killed eight americans on a cia base in afghanistan, making it the worst single loss of life for the cia since 1983 as david martin reports, the taliban is claiming.
After a deadly attack on the cia in khost, afghanistan, the frantic. May 21, 2019 a cia suicide sparks hard questions about the agencys memorial wall. Dec 31, 2009 director panetta says 7 cia employees died in afghan suicide attack. A suicide bomber somehow managed to gain entry to a cia base in eastern afghanistan on december 30 and detonated explosives that killed at least eight americans.
Director panetta says 7 cia employees died in afghan. The camp chapman attack was a suicide attack by humam khalil abumulal albalawi against the central intelligence agency facility inside forward operating base chapman on december 30, 2009. Muslims murder 63 with jihad suicide bomb at kabul wedding aug 19, 2019 8. A suicide attack is any violent attack in which the attacker accepts their own death as a direct result of the method used to harm, damage, or destroy the target. At least 12 people have died in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan, officials have said. One indication of this growing preference is the number of attacks, which rose from 1 in 1981 to more than 500 in 2007. Cia base chief killed with 7 others in suicide attack in. In this excerpt from his forthcoming book, the triple agent, washington post reporter joby warrick traces balawis treacherous final days as he first avoids, and then commits to, the sacrifice of his own life to kill his enemies. Cia suicide bomber appears on tape with leader of pakistani. He is the author of two books, including 2015s black flags. A suicide bomber in a pickup truck carrying 1,000kg of explosives killed 17 americans at the us embassy in beirut on april 18th, 1983, including the cias chief intelligence officer. Ultimately this book merges with another book jawbreaker. The assault was the deadliest inflicted on the spy agency since 1983, and the second. The suicide bomb attack wednesday on the cia forward base killed at least eight americans, including the bases chief.
A personal account by the cias key field commander by gary berntsen who takes what was built by gary schroen. But not everyone agrees that abdelsayed one of at least 19 cia deaths in afghanistan during the longest war in u. October 8 a suicide bomber kills at least four people and wounds 16 in helmand province. Suicide bomb kills at least 20 people in southern afghanistan, associated press, september 19, 2019 thanks to the religion of peace. The taliban has inflicted a devastating blow on the cia by killing seven of its personnel inside a remote afghan base in a suicide attack that will. Seven central intelligence agency officers and contractors were killed and six more wounded in the suicide bomb attack at forward operating base chapman, cia director leon panetta said thursday. The camp chapman attack was a suicide attack by humam khalil abumulal al balawi against the central intelligence agency facility inside forward operating base chapman on december 30, 2009. Suicide attack inflicts worst death toll on cia in 25 years. Soldiers on alert following a suicide attack in kabul on 28 september 2005 afp suicide bombers have struck more than two dozen times in afghanistan since neotaliban and alqaeda insurgents stepp. A suicide car bomb kills at least 33 people near a military base once used by the cia in eastern afghanistan, officials say. A cia suicide sparks hard questions about the agencys memorial wall.
An alqaeda operative killed seven cia officers and contractors at the. Suicide bomb attack at afghan cia base the new american. Cia director defends agency after afghanistan suicide blast. Cia ignored jordanian intelligence before suicide bombing. The complaint charges mehsud with conspiracy to murder u. Seven central intelligence agency officers and contractors were killed and six more wounded in the suicide bomb attack at forward operating base chapman, cia. Did pakistan secretly fund an attack on cia officers in 2009. The remarkable case of the triple agent and the bombing in khost. Cia base chief killed with 7 others in suicide attack in afghanistan. But nonetheless the books provide an inside view of those dark days.
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