2009 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul

Suicide bomb attack June 2026 2009 Kabul Indian embassy bombing the Taliban insurgency Afghanistan 250 34.5553 69.2075 Kabul Embassy of India, Malalai Watt, Shahr-e-Nau, Kabul, Afghanistanhttp://india.gov.in/overseas/indian_missions.php Indian Missions Abroad India Government 7 July 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060413182635/http://india.gov.in/overseas/indian_missions.php 13 April 2006 Indian embassy 8 October 2009 8:30 a.m. local time. (0400 GMT) Suicide car bomb 17 83https://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE5971PI20091008 Reuters TIMELINE: Major attacks in the Afghan capital 8 October 2009 8 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091017231201/https://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE5971PI20091008 17 October 2009 live Taliban The 2009 bombing of the Indian embassy was a suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 8 October 2009 at 8:30 am local time. The bombing, claimed by the Taliban, killed 17 peopleAfghan blast targets Indian embassy Al Jazeera 8 October 2009 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2009/10/8/afghan-blast-targets-indian-embassy 12 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240412182800/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2009/10/8/afghan-blast-targets-indian-embassy 12 April 2024 live and wounded 83. Background Indo-Afghan relations The bomb came following a spike in such attacks in Afghanistan and amid debate in NATO countries about sending more ISAF troops to fight in "Operation Enduring Freedom".http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/10/20091064451860748.html Gates: US will stay in Afghanistan Al Jazeera 6 October 2012 26 October 2012Zeina Khodr in Kabul http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/10/200910410429964475.html Afghan war 'needs regional plan' Al Jazeera 4 October 2012 26 October 2012 India believed its longtime alliance with Afghanistan, as well as its political and cultural ties, made it less of a target than some Western powers. However, this confidence had been shattered in an attack the previous year where a bombing at the embassy killed more than 50 people and injured more than 100.http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/afghanistan.explosion/index.html Suicide blast kills 28 in Kabul 7 July 2008 CNN cnn.com 7 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080710065105/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/afghanistan.explosion/index.html 10 July 2008 liveMany killed in Kabul suicide blast. Al Jazeera. 7 July 2008. Bombing The attacker struck at about 8:30 a.m. when the street—where the embassy and the Afghan Interior Ministry face each other—is normally busy with pedestrians. The Indian foreign secretary said that the attackers "came up to the outside perimeter wall of the embassy with a car loaded with explosives, obviously with the aim of targeting the embassy." However, blast walls built since the previous bombing deflected the force of the explosion. The bomb blew out doors and windows at the embassy but caused no loss of life inside.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aI0sWupzvygo Bloomberg Afghanistan Suicide Bomb Kills 17 Near Indian Embassy (Update2) 8 October 2009 8 October 2009 Though there was damage to the watch tower there was no damage to chancery premises. The bombing was said to be of the same intensity as the previous years bombing.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/india/Some-Indians-hurt-in-Kabul-bombing-Indian-envoy/articleshow/5100948.cms The Times of India Some Indians hurt in Kabul bombing: Indian envoy dead 8 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091010005959/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/india/Some-Indians-hurt-in-Kabul-bombing-Indian-envoy/articleshow/5100948.cms 10 October 2009 An Interior Ministry spokesman, Zemeri Bashary, said the explosion was a suicide bomb, without providing additional details. A bystander, Ahmadullah, said "We heard a big explosion, and smoke was everywhere. They pulled out several dead civilians and a few dozen wounded. One of my friends in [a nearby] house was injured by all the flying glass." Another witness, Nik Mohammad, who was driving in the area, said that the road shook violently and he saw at least four vehicles badly damaged.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-bomb9-2009oct09,0,5600578.story?track=rss The Los Angeles Times Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul embassy attack 9 October 2009 M. Karim Faiez Mark Magnier 8 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091011093233/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-bomb9-2009oct09%2C0%2C5600578.story?track=rss 11 October 2009 live Casualties All of the people killed were locals, and a few Indians were injured in the attack. India's ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad said that a few Indian security personnel were slightly injured. Indian Reports alleged that Pakistan's ISI was involved. Responsibility Within hours of the attack the Taliban claimed responsibility confirming suspicions that the Indian Embassy was the target. A Taliban spokesperson said the attacker was an Afghan man who blew up his sports utility vehicle laden with explosives just outside the embassy. https://web.archive.org/web/20091011093332/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9B6RKV80 11 October 2009 G. Parthasarathy, a former diplomat and analyst at the Centre for Policy Research, said that although it was too early to point fingers there was a clear indication that the Taliban sees Indian economic assistance as complementary to American strategic objectives. He said that "Therefore, Indians are targeted. Add to that, their Pakistani mentors are not too happy with our (sic) presence in Afghanistan." Phunchok Stobdan, a senior fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, also said that despite being the apparent target of the attack and some prior pressure from Washington to back off, given Pakistani sensitivities—India is still not likely to walk away from its Afghan commitments which include $1.1 billion in ongoing development projects. He said, "No one in India is willing to sacrifice Afghanistan for the sake of Af-Pak strategy. India-Afghan relations are very strong and very old, even during the British period." India's previous accusations against the Pakistani spy agency were again brought to fore as speculation startedMay 2011 that the ISI may have been involved.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/10/2009108203721500226.html Video: Afghans bear brunt of attack Al Jazeera 8 October 2012 26 October 2012 International reaction Afghanistan 2004 – President Hamid Karzai's office condemned the attack, adding that civilians accounted for most of the injured. The Foreign Affairs Ministry also condemned the attack on Indian television.Times NOW. 8 October 2009. – The U.S. ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer said: "Our heart goes out to India, to the victims of terrorism and our prayers are with the people of India today. I want to extend both to the Foreign Secretary and to the people of India the United States of America's support to India, its concern about this bombing which is deeply troubling and as we find out more details we will have more to say."http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?667392 news.outlookindia.com news.outlookindia.com 26 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006160757/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?667392 6 October 2011 dead See also List of attacks on diplomatic missions List of massacres in Afghanistan References 34.527905 69.164692 dms type:event title Category:2009 murders in Afghanistan Indian embassy bombing Category:2009 in international relations Category:Suicide bombings in 2009 Indian embassy, 2009 bombing Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions of India bombing Indian embassy Indian embassy in Kabul, 2009 bombing Bombing embassy Category:2009 mass murders Category:Mass murders in Kabul Indian embassy Category:Taliban attacks Category:October 2009 in Afghanistan Category:October 2009 crimes in Asia Category:Suicide bombings in Kabul Indian Category:2009 building bombings Category:Car and truck bombings in 2009