2011 attack on the United States embassy, Kabul

Incident in which Taliban fighters attacked multiple locations in Kabul September 2011 Kabul attack the Taliban insurgency Afghanistan 250 34.5553 69.2075 Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan 13 September 2011 7 15 Taliban AK-47s, suicide vests, rocket-propelled grenade launchers The September 2011 Kabul attack occurred when Taliban fighters attacked multiple locations in Kabul, Afghanistan including the US Embassy and NATO headquarters, on 13 September 2011. The insurgents and at least seven others were killed and 15 were wounded. It was the first incident in the capital in which widely separated targets came under simultaneous attack. Elements within the Afghan and Pakistan governments were suspected of complicity in the attacks. The attacks On 13 September 2011, just after noon, four to six insurgents left a car at a checkpoint at Abdul Haq square and entered a nine-floor partly constructed building near Kabul's diplomatic district. They were armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers, AK-47s and suicide vests. They fired rockets at the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters. Three other insurgents died when they attempted to carry out suicide attacks on Afghan police buildings in another part of the city. A gun battle around Abdul Haq Square continued into the early evening.Harooni Mirwais Shalizi Hamid Taliban attack across Kabul, target U.S. Embassy https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSTRE78B61S20110913 Reuters 13 September 2011 Afghan security forces regained control of the nine-story building, with assistance from helicopters of the Afghan and US armies. All the militants were killed by the next day.The Big Picture: Afghanistan, September 2011 (photo 28) https://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/09/comments_afghanistan_september_2011.html Boston Globe 23 September 2011 Three police officers, four civilians and up to six insurgents were killed and 15 people wounded in the four attacks.Taliban attack US Embassy, other Kabul buildings http://asiancorrespondent.com/2011/09/taliban-attack-us-embassy-other-kabul-buildings/ Asian Correspondent 14 September 2011 8 February 2016 16 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216040048/http://asiancorrespondent.com/2011/09/taliban-attack-us-embassy-other-kabul-buildings/ dead It was stated to be the first incident in the capital in which widely separated targets came under simultaneous attack. No US embassy personnel were hurt in the incident, thanks to the heroic efforts of the RSO's and the Delta shift embassy security forces, although four Afghan visa applicants who were waiting at the embassy were wounded. Holehouse Matthew https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8759579/Kabul-US-embassy-attack-September-13-as-it-happened.html Kabul US embassy attack: September 13 as it happened telegraph.co.uk 13 Sep 2011 RUBIN ALISSA https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/world/asia/14afghanistan.html?pagewanted=all U.S. Embassy and NATO Headquarters Attacked in Kabul nytimes.com 14 Sep 2011 Another deadly attack occurred later the same month.NYT: September 26, 2011, attack Responsibility for the attacks The attacks were seen as a move by the Taliban to strengthen their negotiating position in expected talks with US representatives.Ledwidge Frank The Taliban are winning Afghanistan's information war https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/sep/14/taliban-afghanistan-attacks-kabul-nato The Guardian 14 September 2011 Suspicions were voiced that the attackers must have received assistance from within the Afghan security structure, pointing out that they had evaded multiple checkpoints. The United States blamed Pakistan's government, mainly Pakistani Army and its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy network as the masterminds behind the attack. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, told Radio Pakistan that "The attack that took place in Kabul a few days ago, that was the work of the Haqqani network. There is evidence linking the Haqqani Network to the Pakistan government. This is something that must stop."https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-usa-haqqani-idUSTRE78G1RM20110917 U.S. links Pakistan to group it blames for Kabul attack September 17, 2011 Reuters September 21, 2011 Other top U.S. officials such as Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta made similar statements.https://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-isi-urged-attacks-u-targets-officials-002201562.html U.S. blames Pakistan agency in Kabul attack Reuters September 22, 2011 September 22, 2011https://www.foxnews.com/world/clinton-presses-pakistan-to-help-fight-haqqani-insurgent-group/ Clinton Presses Pakistan to Help Fight Haqqani Insurgent Group Fox News September 18, 2011 September 21, 2011 In choosing to use violent extremism as an instrument of policy, the government of Pakistan, and most especially the Pakistani army and ISI, jeopardizes not only the prospect of our strategic partnership but Pakistan's opportunity to be a respected nation with legitimate regional influence. They may believe that by using these proxies, they are hedging their bets or redressing what they feel is an imbalance in regional power. But in reality, they have already lost that bet.https://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-condemns-us-comments-spy-agency-044440789.html;_ylt=A2KJ3vVYX3xOdRkA9EZXNyoA?rnd=005681253004174930714413 Pakistan condemns US comments about spy agency Associated Press September 23, 2011 September 23, 2011 — Admiral Mike Mullen See also List of terrorist attacks in Kabul Attacks on the United States References 30em Afghanistan Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions in Afghanistan Kabul, 2011 Category:2011 in Kabul Category:September 2011 in Afghanistan Category:2011 murders in Afghanistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2011 Category:Suicide bombings in Kabul Category:Taliban attacks in Kabul Category:2010s crimes in Kabul Category:Mass murders in Kabul Category:Building bombings in Kabul Category:2011 in international relations Category:2011 massacres in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Category:2011 building bombings Category:Suicide bombings in 2011 Category:September 2011 crimes in Asia Category:2011 mass shootings in Asia Category:Mass shootings in Kabul Category:Spree shootings in Afghanistan Category:2011 mass murders Category:Afghanistan–United States relations Category:Grenade attacks in Afghanistan