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(0400 GMT) –</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Target</th><td class="infobox-data">Indian embassy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Attack type</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suicide_attack" title="Suicide attack">Suicide</a> <a href="/wiki/Car_bomb" title="Car bomb">car bomb</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deaths</th><td class="infobox-data">58<sup id="cite_ref-ref1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Injured</th><td class="infobox-data">141</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Perpetrators</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haqqani_network" title="Haqqani network">Haqqani network</a></li></ul> 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Tarinkot">Tarinkot</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Operation_Trent" title="Operation Trent">Trent</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kandahar" title="Fall of Kandahar">Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Qala-i-Jangi" title="Battle of Qala-i-Jangi">Qala-i-Jangi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Shawali_Kowt" title="Battle of Shawali Kowt">Shawali Kowt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sayyd_Alma_Kalay" title="Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay">Sayyd Alma Kalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora" title="Battle of Tora Bora">Tora Bora</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-vertical mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;margin:0;float:right;clear:right;width:25em;margin-bottom:0.5em;"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Lejay_firefight" title="2003 Lejay firefight">Lejay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Fury" title="Operation Eagle Fury"><i>Eagle Fury</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friendly_fire_incident_at_Sangin" title="Friendly fire incident at Sangin">Lashkar Gah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Mountain_Thrust" title="Operation Mountain Thrust"><i>Mountain Thrust</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Sangin" title="Siege of Sangin">1st Sangin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Mountain_Fury" title="Operation Mountain Fury"><i>Mountain Fury</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Nawzad" title="Battle of Nawzad">Nawzad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Achilles" title="Operation Achilles"><i>Achilles</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Musa_Qala" title="Siege of Musa Qala">Musa Qala I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Volcano" title="Operation Volcano"><i>Volcano</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Kryptonite" title="Operation Kryptonite"><i>Kryptonite</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Silver_(2007)" title="Operation Silver (2007)"><i>Silver</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Pickaxe-Handle" title="Operation Pickaxe-Handle"><i>Pickaxe-Handle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Hammer_(Afghanistan)" title="Operation Hammer (Afghanistan)"><i>Hammer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Nasrat" title="Operation Nasrat"><i>Nasrat</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Musa_Qala" title="Battle of Musa Qala">Musa Qala II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Garmsir" title="Battle of Garmsir">Garmsir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Eagle%27s_Summit" title="Operation Eagle's Summit"><i>Eagle's Summit</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Red_Dagger" title="Operation Red Dagger"><i>Red Dagger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Shahi_Tandar" title="Operation Shahi Tandar"><i>Shahi Tandar</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Diesel" title="Operation Diesel"><i>Diesel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Mar_Lewe" title="Operation Mar Lewe"><i>Mar Lewe</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Panther%27s_Claw" title="Operation Panther's Claw"><i>Panther's Claw</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Strike_of_the_Sword" title="Operation Strike of the Sword"><i>Strike of the Sword</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Dahaneh" title="Battle of Dahaneh">Dahaneh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Cobra%27s_Anger" title="Operation Cobra's Anger"><i>Cobra's Anger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Moshtarak" title="Operation Moshtarak"><i>Moshtarak</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Tor_Shezada" title="Operation Tor Shezada"><i>Tor Shezada</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sangin_(2010)" title="Battle of Sangin (2010)">Battle of Sangin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2012_raid_on_Camp_Bastion" title="September 2012 raid on Camp Bastion">Camp Bastion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2017_Afghanistan_bombings" title="January 2017 Afghanistan bombings">January 2017 Lashkargah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Sangin" title="Fall of Sangin">Sangin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2017_Lashkargah_bombing" title="June 2017 Lashkargah bombing">June 2017 Lashkargah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Camp_Shorabak_attack" title="2019 Camp Shorabak attack">Camp Shorabak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">Grishk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-vertical mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;margin:0;float:right;clear:right;width:25em;margin-bottom:0.5em;"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Kandahar_(2001)" title="Bombing of Kandahar (2001)">2001 Kandahar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kandahar" title="Fall of Kandahar">Fall of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarnak_Farm_incident" title="Tarnak Farm incident">Tarnak Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Mongoose_(2003)" title="Operation Mongoose (2003)"><i>Mongoose</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Medusa" title="Operation Medusa"><i>Medusa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Avalanche_(Afghanistan)" title="Operation Avalanche (Afghanistan)"><i>Avalanche</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Kaika" title="Operation Kaika"><i>Kaika</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Panjwaii" title="Battle of Panjwaii">Panjwaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Falcon_Summit" title="Operation Falcon Summit"><i>Falcon Summit</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Hoover" title="Operation Hoover"><i>Hoover</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Luger" title="Operation Luger"><i>Luger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Kamin" title="Operation Kamin"><i>Kamin</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shah_Wali_Kot_Offensive" title="Shah Wali Kot Offensive">Shah Wali Kot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kandahar_bombing" title="2008 Kandahar bombing">2008 Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spin_Boldak_bombing" title="Spin Boldak bombing">Spin Boldak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarposa_prison_attack_of_2008" title="Sarposa prison attack of 2008">Sarposa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Arghandab_(2008)" title="Battle of Arghandab (2008)">Arghandab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike" title="Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike">Wech Baghtu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kandahar_bombing" title="2009 Kandahar bombing">2009 Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadahan_wedding_bombing" title="Nadahan wedding bombing">Nadahan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Hamkari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Hamkari (page does not exist)"><i>Hamkari</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Dragon_Strike" title="Operation Dragon Strike"><i>Dragon Strike</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Baawar" title="Operation Baawar"><i>Baawar</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kandahar_(2011)" title="Battle of Kandahar (2011)">Battle of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandahar_massacre" title="Kandahar massacre">Kandahar massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2017_Afghanistan_bombings" title="January 2017 Afghanistan bombings">2017 Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">2020 Kandahar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-vertical mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="line-height:1.6em">Eastern Afghanistan</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Hazar_Qadam" title="Raid on Hazar Qadam"><i>Hazar Qadam</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Anaconda" title="Operation Anaconda"><i>Anaconda</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Takur_Ghar" title="Battle of Takur Ghar">Takur Ghar</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Warrior_Sweep" title="Operation Warrior Sweep"><i>Warrior Sweep</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Jacana" title="Operation Jacana"><i>Jacana</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Haven_Denial" title="Operation Haven Denial"><i>Haven Denial</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Mountain_Resolve" title="Operation Mountain Resolve"><i>Mountain Resolve</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Tar_Heels" title="Operation Tar Heels"><i>Tar Heels</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korangal_Valley_campaign" title="Korangal Valley campaign">Korangal valley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings" title="Operation Red Wings"><i>Red Wings</i></a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" title="Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes">Jaji border incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram (2007)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_South_Korean_hostage_crisis_in_Afghanistan" title="2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan">South Korean hostages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nangar_Khel_incident" title="Nangar Khel incident">Nangar Khel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Aranas" title="Battle of Aranas">Aranas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wanat" title="Battle of Wanat">Wanat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ebrahimkhel" title="Battle of Ebrahimkhel">Ebrahimkhel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Alasay" title="Battle of Alasay">Alasay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Bari_Alai" title="Attack on Bari Alai">Bari Alai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ganjgal" title="Battle of Ganjgal">Ganjal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kamdesh" title="Battle of Kamdesh">Kamdesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_raid_on_Narang" title="Night raid on Narang">Narang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Khataba" title="Raid on Khataba">Khataba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Badakhshan_massacre" title="2010 Badakhshan massacre">2010 Badakhshan massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Bad_Pakh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Battle of Bad Pakh (page does not exist)">Bad Pakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Bulldog_Bite" title="Operation Bulldog Bite"><i>Bulldog Bite</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Barawala_Kalay_Valley" title="Battle of Barawala Kalay Valley">Barawala Kalay Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Do_Ab" title="Battle of Do Ab">Do Ab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Asadabad" title="Battle of Asadabad">Asadabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2014 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram (2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad (2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2015 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram (2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nangarhar_offensive_(2016)" title="Nangarhar offensive (2016)">Nangarhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad (2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janikhel_offensive" title="Janikhel offensive">Janikhel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2016 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram (2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohmand_Valley_raid" title="Mohmand Valley raid">Mohmand Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora_(2017)" title="Battle of Tora Bora (2017)">Tora Bora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_Jalalabad_attack" title="Save the Children Jalalabad attack">Jalalabad (January 2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad (July 2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="September 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad (September 2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_September_2019_Afghanistan_bombings" title="17 September 2019 Afghanistan bombings">Charikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad (2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Bagram_Airfield_attack" title="2019 Bagram Airfield attack">Bagram (2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">May 2020</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/2009_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul" title="2009 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul">2009 Indian embassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_UN_guest_house_attack_in_Kabul" title="2009 UN guest house attack in Kabul">Bakhtar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2010_Kabul_attack" title="January 2010 Kabul attack">January 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2010_Kabul_attack" title="February 2010 Kabul attack">February 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2010_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2010 Kabul bombing">May 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">2011 Inter-Continental Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_attack_on_the_United_States_embassy,_Kabul" title="2011 attack on the United States embassy, Kabul">September 2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Afghanistan_Ashura_bombings" title="2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings">December 2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2012_Afghanistan_attacks" title="April 2012 Afghanistan attacks">April 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_June_2013_Kabul_bombing" title="11 June 2013 Kabul bombing">June 2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Afghan_presidential_palace_attack" title="2013 Afghan presidential palace attack">Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2014_Kabul_restaurant_attack" title="January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack">January 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_shooting" title="2014 Kabul Serena Hotel shooting">2014 Serena Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2014_Kabul_bombings" title="December 2014 Kabul bombings">December 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Park_Palace_guesthouse_attack" title="2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack">Park Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kabul_Parliament_attack" title="2015 Kabul Parliament attack">Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2015_Kabul_attacks" title="7 August 2015 Kabul attacks">7 August 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">10 August 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">22 August 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Spanish_Embassy_attack_in_Kabul" title="2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul">Spanish Embassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2016_Kabul_attack" title="April 2016 Kabul attack">April 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_attack_on_Canadian_Embassy_guards" title="Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards">Canadian Embassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2016_Kabul_bombing" title="July 2016 Kabul bombing">July 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_University_of_Afghanistan_attack" title="American University of Afghanistan attack">American University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2016_Kabul_attacks" title="September 2016 Kabul attacks">September 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2017_Afghanistan_bombings" title="January 2017 Afghanistan bombings">January 2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2017_Kabul_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="March 2017 Kabul attack">March 2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2017_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2017 Kabul bombing">May 2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_October_2017_Afghanistan_attacks" title="20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks">October 2017 mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_December_2017_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing">28 December 2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">2018 Inter-Continental Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_ambulance_bombing" title="Kabul ambulance bombing">Ambulance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">March 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">22 April 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombings" title="30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings">30 April 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2018_Kabul_attacks" title="September 2018 Kabul attacks">September 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Kabul_mosque_bombing" title="2019 Kabul mosque bombing">2019 mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_July_2019_Kabul_attack" title="1 July 2019 Kabul attack">1 July 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_July_2019_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 July 2019 Kabul suicide bombing">28 July 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="7 August 2019 Kabul bombing">7 August 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="17 August 2019 Kabul bombing">17 August 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_and_5_September_2019_Kabul_bombings" title="2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings">2 and 5 September 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_September_2019_Afghanistan_bombings" title="17 September 2019 Afghanistan bombings">17 September 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6_March_2020_Kabul_shooting" title="6 March 2020 Kabul shooting">6 March 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_gurdwara_attack" title="Kabul gurdwara attack">Gurdwara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">May 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="June 2020 Afghanistan attacks">June 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="July 2020 Afghanistan attacks">July 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="August 2020 Afghanistan attacks">August 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="September 2020 Afghanistan attacks">September 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="October 2020 Afghanistan attacks">October 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="November 2020 Afghanistan attacks">November 2020</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Kabul_University_attack" title="2020 Kabul University attack">University</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="December 2020 Afghanistan attacks">December 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_school_bombing" title="2021 Kabul school bombing">2021 school</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Fall of Kabul (2021)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_hospital_attack" title="2021 Kabul hospital attack">2021 hospital</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-vertical mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;margin:0;float:right;clear:right;width:25em;margin-bottom:0.5em;"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div 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Province</span></a></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_airlift" title="Kunduz airlift">Airlift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Kunduz" title="Siege of Kunduz">Siege</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Harekate_Yolo" title="Operation Harekate Yolo"><i>Harekate Yolo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Karez" title="Operation Karez"><i>Karez</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Oqab" title="Operation Oqab"><i>Oqab</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kunduz_airstrike" title="2009 Kunduz airstrike">2009 airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Sahda_Ehlm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Sahda Ehlm (page does not exist)"><i>Sahda Ehlm</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Gala-e_Gorg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Gala-e Gorg (page does not exist)"><i>Gala-e Gorg</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Halmazag" title="Operation Halmazag"><i>Halmazag</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2015)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2015)">2015 battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_hospital_airstrike" title="Kunduz hospital airstrike">Hospital airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz-Takhar_highway_hostage_crisis" title="Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis">Hostage crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2016)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2016)">2016 battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Boz_Qandahari" title="Battle of Boz Qandahari">Boz Qandahari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_madrassa_airstrike" title="Kunduz madrassa airstrike">Kunduz madrassa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <p><b><u>Major operations</u></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Mountain_Viper" title="Operation Mountain Viper"><i>Mountain Viper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Asbury_Park" title="Operation Asbury Park"><i>Asbury Park</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Perth" title="Operation Perth"><i>Perth</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chora" title="Battle of Chora">Chora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Firebase_Anaconda" title="Battle of Firebase Anaconda">Firebase Anaconda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Shewan" title="Battle of Shewan">Shewan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balamorghab_ambush" title="Balamorghab ambush">Balamorghab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sabzak" title="Battle of Sabzak">Sabzak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Derapet" title="Battle of Derapet">Derapet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Doan" title="Battle of Doan">Doan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2015)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2015)">Kunduz (2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Omari" title="Operation Omari">Omari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tarinkot_(2016)" title="Battle of Tarinkot (2016)">Tarinkot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2016)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2016)">Kunduz (2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Boz_Qandahari" title="Battle of Boz Qandahari">Boz Qandahari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Darzab_(2017)" title="Battle of Darzab (2017)">Darzab (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Farah" title="Battle of Farah">Farah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Darzab_(2018)" title="Battle of Darzab (2018)">Darzab (2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Kunar_offensive" title="2019–2020 Kunar offensive">Kunar (2019–2020)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazni_offensive" title="Ghazni offensive">Ghazni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Taliban_offensive" title="2021 Taliban offensive">2021 Taliban offensive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Zaranj" title="Capture of Zaranj">Zaranj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2021)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2021)">Kunduz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Herat" title="Fall of Herat">Herat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kandahar_(2021)" title="Battle of Kandahar (2021)">Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lashkargah" title="Battle of Lashkargah">Lashkargah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Kabul</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b><u>Airstrikes</u></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_Sayyd_Alma_Kalay_airstrike" title="2001 Sayyd Alma Kalay airstrike">Sayyd Alma Kalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruzgan_wedding_bombing" title="Uruzgan wedding bombing">Uruzgan wedding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_airstrike" title="Hyderabad airstrike">Hyderabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gora_Prai_airstrike" title="Gora Prai airstrike">Gora Prai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haska_Meyna_wedding_party_airstrike" title="Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike">Haska Meyna/Deh Bala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azizabad_airstrike" title="Azizabad airstrike">Azizabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike" title="Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike">Wech Baghtu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granai_airstrike" title="Granai airstrike">Granai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kunduz_airstrike" title="2009 Kunduz airstrike">Kunduz (2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruzgan_helicopter_attack" title="Uruzgan helicopter attack">Uruzgan helicopter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sangin_airstrike" title="2010 Sangin airstrike">Sangin (2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mano_Gai_airstrike" title="Mano Gai airstrike">Mano Gai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baraki_Barak_airstrike" title="Baraki Barak airstrike">Baraki Barak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Kapisa_airstrike" title="2012 Kapisa airstrike">Kapisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Kunar" title="Raid on Kunar">Kunar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_hospital_airstrike" title="Kunduz hospital airstrike">Kunduz hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sangin_airstrike" title="2010 Sangin airstrike">Sangin (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Nangarhar_airstrike" title="2017 Nangarhar airstrike">Nangarhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_madrassa_airstrike" title="Kunduz madrassa airstrike">Kunduz madrassa</a></li></ul> <p><b><u>Major insurgent attacks</u></b><br /> <b>2002</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Kabul_bombing" title="2002 Kabul bombing">Kabul</a></li></ul> <p><b>2007</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_South_Korean_hostage_crisis_in_Afghanistan" title="2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan">S Korean hostage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Baghlan_sugar_factory_bombing" title="2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing">Baghlan</a></li></ul> <p><b>2008</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kandahar_bombing" title="2008 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spin_Boldak_bombing" title="Spin Boldak bombing">Spin Boldak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Khost_suicide_bombing" title="2008 Khost suicide bombing">Khost</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kabul Indian embassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_attack" title="2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack">Kabul hotel</a></li></ul> <p><b>2009</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_2009_raids_on_Kabul" title="February 2009 raids on Kabul">Kabul raids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NATO_Afghanistan_headquarters_bombing" title="2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing">Kabul NATO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kandahar_bombing" title="2009 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul" title="2009 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul">Kabul Indian embassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_UN_guest_house_attack_in_Kabul" title="2009 UN guest house attack in Kabul">Kabul UN guesthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Chapman_attack" title="Camp Chapman attack">Camp Chapman</a></li></ul> <p><b>2010</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2010_Kabul_attack" title="January 2010 Kabul attack">Kabul (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2010_Kabul_attack" title="February 2010 Kabul attack">Kabul (Feb)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2010_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2010 Kabul bombing">Kabul (May)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadahan_wedding_bombing" title="Nadahan wedding bombing">Nadahan</a></li></ul> <p><b>2011</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Logar_province_bombing" title="2011 Logar province bombing">Logar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">Kabul hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Nimruz_province_bombing" title="2011 Nimruz province bombing">Nimruz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Zabul_province_bombing" title="2011 Zabul province bombing">Zabul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_attack_on_the_United_States_embassy,_Kabul" title="2011 attack on the United States embassy, Kabul">Kabul (Sep)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Afghanistan_Ashura_bombings" title="2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings">Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif</a></li></ul> <p><b>2012</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/April_2012_Afghanistan_attacks" title="April 2012 Afghanistan attacks">Raids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2012_raid_on_Camp_Bastion" title="September 2012 raid on Camp Bastion">Camp Bastion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forward_Operating_Base_Salerno#June_2012_Attack" title="Forward Operating Base Salerno">FOB Salerno Attack</a></li></ul> <p><b>2013</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Farah_attack" title="2013 Farah attack">Farah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_June_2013_Kabul_bombing" title="11 June 2013 Kabul bombing">Kabul court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Afghan_presidential_palace_attack" title="2013 Afghan presidential palace attack">Kabul palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_bombing_of_Indian_consulate_in_Jalalabad" title="2013 bombing of Indian consulate in Jalalabad">Jalalabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_attack_on_U.S._consulate_in_Herat" title="2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat">Herat</a></li></ul> <p><b>2014</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2014_Kabul_restaurant_attack" title="January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack">Kabul restaurant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_shooting" title="2014 Kabul Serena Hotel shooting">Kabul hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_attack_on_Indian_consulate_in_Herat" title="2014 attack on Indian consulate in Herat">Herat Indian consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2014 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Paktika_car_bombing" title="2014 Paktika car bombing">1st Paktika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Yahyakhel_suicide_bombing" title="2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing">2nd Paktika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2014_Kabul_bombings" title="December 2014 Kabul bombings">Kabul school</a></li></ul> <p><b>2015</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Park_Palace_guesthouse_attack" title="2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack">Kabul hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kabul_Parliament_attack" title="2015 Kabul Parliament attack">Kabul Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Khost_suicide_bombing" title="2015 Khost suicide bombing">Khost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2015_Kabul_attacks" title="7 August 2015 Kabul attacks">Kabul police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">Kabul Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">Kabul NATO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazni_prison_escape" title="Ghazni prison escape">Ghazni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kandahar_Airport_bombing" title="2015 Kandahar Airport bombing">Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Spanish_Embassy_attack_in_Kabul" title="2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul">Kabul Spanish embassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2015 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram</a></li></ul> <p><b>2016</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2016_Kabul_attack" title="April 2016 Kabul attack">Kabul NDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz-Takhar_highway_hostage_crisis" title="Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis">Kunduz-Takhar highway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_attack_on_Canadian_Embassy_guards" title="Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards">Kabul Canadian embassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_June_2016_Afghanistan_bombings" title="30 June 2016 Afghanistan bombings">Wardak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2016_Kabul_bombing" title="July 2016 Kabul bombing">Kabul Hazara protest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_University_of_Afghanistan_attack" title="American University of Afghanistan attack">Kabul University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2016_Kabul_attacks" title="September 2016 Kabul attacks">Kabul Defense Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_bombing_of_the_German_consulate_in_Mazar-i-Sharif" title="2016 bombing of the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif">Mazar-i-Sharif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2016 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram</a></li></ul> <p><b>2017</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2017_Afghanistan_bombings" title="January 2017 Afghanistan bombings">Bombings (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2017_Kabul_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="March 2017 Kabul attack">Kabul hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Camp_Shaheen_attack" title="2017 Camp Shaheen attack">Camp Shaheen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2017_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2017 Kabul bombing">Kabul (May)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2017_Herat_mosque_bombing" title="June 2017 Herat mosque bombing">Herat (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2017_Lashkargah_bombing" title="June 2017 Lashkargah bombing">June Lashkargah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2017_Herat_mosque_attack" title="August 2017 Herat mosque attack">Herat (Aug)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_October_2017_Afghanistan_attacks" title="17 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks">Gardez & Ghazni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_October_2017_Afghanistan_attacks" title="20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks">Kabul & Ghor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_December_2017_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing">Kabul Shi'ite</a></li></ul> <p><b>2018</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">Kabul hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_Jalalabad_attack" title="Save the Children Jalalabad attack">Jalalabad (Save the Children)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_ambulance_bombing" title="Kabul ambulance bombing">Kabul ambulance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">Kabul (Mar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">Kabul (22 Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombings" title="30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings">Kabul (30 Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad (Jul)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2018_Baghlan_Province_attack" title="August 2018 Baghlan Province attack">Baghlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2018_Kabul_attacks" title="September 2018 Kabul attacks">Kabul (Sep)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="September 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad (Sep)</a></li></ul> <p><b>2019</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maidan_Shar_attack" title="Maidan Shar attack">Maidan Shar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Camp_Shorabak_attack" title="2019 Camp Shorabak attack">Camp Shorabak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Kabul_mosque_bombing" title="2019 Kabul mosque bombing">Kabul mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_July_2019_Kabul_attack" title="1 July 2019 Kabul attack">Kabul Defense Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Ghazni_bombing" title="2019 Ghazni bombing">Ghazni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_July_2019_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 July 2019 Kabul suicide bombing">Kabul office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2019_Farah_bombing" title="July 2019 Farah bombing">Farah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="7 August 2019 Kabul bombing">Kabul police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="17 August 2019 Kabul bombing">Kabul wedding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_and_5_September_2019_Kabul_bombings" title="2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings">Kabul (Sep)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_September_2019_Afghanistan_bombings" title="17 September 2019 Afghanistan bombings">Charikar & Kabul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Qalat_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Qalat bombing">Qalat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haska_Meyna_mosque_bombing" title="Haska Meyna mosque bombing">Haska Meyna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Bagram_Airfield_attack" title="2019 Bagram Airfield attack">Bagram</a></li></ul> <p><b>2020</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/6_March_2020_Kabul_shooting" title="6 March 2020 Kabul shooting">Kabul (6 Mar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_gurdwara_attack" title="Kabul gurdwara attack">Kabul gurdwara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="June 2020 Afghanistan attacks">June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="July 2020 Afghanistan attacks">July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="August 2020 Afghanistan attacks">August</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_prison_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalalabad prison attack">Jalalabad</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="September 2020 Afghanistan attacks">September</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="October 2020 Afghanistan attacks">October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="November 2020 Afghanistan attacks">November</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Kabul_University_attack" title="2020 Kabul University attack">Kabul University</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="December 2020 Afghanistan attacks">December</a></li></ul> <p><b>2021</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2021_Afghanistan_attacks" title="List of 2021 Afghanistan attacks">Jan-Aug</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_school_bombing" title="2021 Kabul school bombing">Kabul school</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Spin_Boldak_shooting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Spin Boldak shooting (page does not exist)">Spin Boldak</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b><u>Massacres</u></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dasht-i-Leili_massacre" title="Dasht-i-Leili massacre">Dasht-i-Leili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Shinwar_shooting" title="2007 Shinwar shooting">Shinwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nangar_Khel_incident" title="Nangar Khel incident">Nangar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_raid_on_Narang" title="Night raid on Narang">Narang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywand_District_murders" title="Maywand District murders">Maywand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Khataba" title="Raid on Khataba">Khataba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Badakhshan_massacre" title="2010 Badakhshan massacre">Badakhshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandahar_massacre" title="Kandahar massacre">Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forward_Operating_Base_Delhi_massacre" title="Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre">FOB Delhi</a></li></ul> <p><b><u>Other</u></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Video_of_U.S._Marines_urinating_on_Taliban_fighters" title="Video of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban fighters">U.S. urination incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Afghanistan_Quran_burning_protests" title="2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests">Quran burning protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insurgents%27_bodies_incident" title="Insurgents' bodies incident">Insurgents' bodies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Afghanistan_Strategic_Partnership_Agreement" title="U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement">U.S.–Afghan agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Taliban_deal" title="United States–Taliban deal">United States–Taliban deal</a></li> <li>U.S. withdrawal <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_troops_from_Afghanistan_(2011%E2%80%932016)" title="Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016)">2011–2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" title="2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">2020–2021</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_peace_process" title="Afghan peace process">Peace process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airlift" title="2021 Kabul airlift">2021 Kabul airlift</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>The <b>2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul</b> was a suicide bomb <a href="/wiki/Terror_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Terror attack">terror attack</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_India,_Kabul" title="Embassy of India, Kabul">Indian embassy in Kabul</a>, Afghanistan on 7 July 2008 at 8:30 AM local time.<sup id="cite_ref-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bombing killed 58 people<sup id="cite_ref-ref1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ref1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and wounded 141.<sup id="cite_ref-IFS_officer,_Brig_among_Indians_killed_in_blast_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IFS_officer,_Brig_among_Indians_killed_in_blast-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Suicide_attack" title="Suicide attack">suicide car bombing</a> took place near the gates of the embassy during morning hours when officials enter the embassy.<sup id="cite_ref-TYNT_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TYNT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hindustantimes_news_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindustantimes_news-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indian_embassy_in_Afghanistan_reopens_for_business_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_embassy_in_Afghanistan_reopens_for_business-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unnamed U.S. <a href="/wiki/CIA" class="mw-redirect" title="CIA">intelligence</a> officials suggested to <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence" title="Inter-Services Intelligence">ISI intelligence agency</a> had planned the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pakistan denied this claim.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to British journalist <a href="/wiki/Christina_Lamb" title="Christina Lamb">Christina Lamb</a>, United States President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> confronted <a href="/wiki/Pakistani_Prime_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistani Prime Minister">Pakistani Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Yousuf_Raza_Gilani" class="mw-redirect" title="Yousuf Raza Gilani">Yousuf Raza Gilani</a> and stated that in the case of another such attack he would have to take "serious action".<sup id="cite_ref-timesonline_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timesonline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gilani promised to investigate the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Sadiq_(diplomat)" title="Mohammed Sadiq (diplomat)">Mohammed Sadiq</a> described <i>The New York Times</i> report as "total rubbish" and said there was no evidence of ISI involvement.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Indo-Afghan_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Afghan relations">Indo-Afghan relations</a></div> <p>During the United States-led <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">invasion of Afghanistan</a> in 2001, India offered <a href="/wiki/Intelligence_(information_gathering)" class="mw-redirect" title="Intelligence (information gathering)">intelligence</a> and other forms of support to the <a href="/wiki/ISAF" class="mw-redirect" title="ISAF">coalition forces</a>. After the overthrow of the <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a>, India established diplomatic relations with the newly elected democratic government, provided aid and participated in Afghanistan's reconstruction efforts through the construction of roads, railways, electricity transmission lines, schools and hospitals.<sup id="cite_ref-CFR_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFR-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indo-Afghan relations strengthened in the wake of Afghanistan's persisting tensions and problems with <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, which is widely believed to shelter and support the Taliban.<sup id="cite_ref-CFR_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFR-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IP_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IP-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both India and Afghanistan also developed strategic and military cooperation against the insurgency.<sup id="cite_ref-IP_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IP-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India pursued a policy of close cooperation with Afghanistan in order to gain friendly influence in Central Asia as well as to keep a check on <a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrorism in Kashmir">Kashmiri militants</a> that it claims are operating from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.<sup id="cite_ref-CFR_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFR-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India also provides training to <a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghan National Army">Afghan National Army</a> officers and military personnel at its training institutions, including the <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(India)" title="National Defence Academy (India)">National Defence Academy</a> and the School of Artillery at <a href="/wiki/Devlali" class="mw-redirect" title="Devlali">Devlali</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India has also helped Afghanistan in "capacity-building" by training Afghan pilots and technicians in operating Russian-origin <a href="/wiki/Mi-35" class="mw-redirect" title="Mi-35">Mi-35</a> helicopter gunships. India is also a supplier of military parts for Soviet-era Afghan tanks and aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2007, India had pledged US$850 million to Afghan reconstruction efforts, the largest amount from any country without a military presence in Afghanistan, and later scaled up the aid to more than US$1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India is currently the largest regional donor of humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts in post-Taliban Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About 3,000 Indians are estimated to be working on various reconstruction and developmental projects in Afghanistan, and they have often been subjected to attacks by Taliban insurgents.<sup id="cite_ref-Sify_news._20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sify_news.-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2005, after an incident in which an Indian national was kidnapped and murdered, India deployed 200 soldiers of the elite <a href="/wiki/Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police" title="Indo-Tibetan Border Police">Indo-Tibetan Border Police</a> (ITBP) to provide security for Indian nationals and the projects supported by India.<sup id="cite_ref-CFR_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFR-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2008, ITBP's presence in Afghanistan was steadily increased to over 400 personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_had_warned_ITBP_jawans_of_attack_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_had_warned_ITBP_jawans_of_attack-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>India's growing influence in Afghanistan upset Pakistan and other pro-Taliban elements.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> said in an editorial that with the United States and other <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> members unwilling to sustain long-term commitments to Afghanistan, the Taliban saw India as the only regional enemy capable of resisting them.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_attacks_on_Indian_interests">Other attacks on Indian interests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Other attacks on Indian interests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, India's external ministry officials had been raising the issue of security of Indian personnel in Afghanistan for the past several months.<sup id="cite_ref-TYNT_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TYNT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Indian consulate in <a href="/wiki/Jalalabad" title="Jalalabad">Jalalabad</a> was attacked twice by <a href="/wiki/Hand_grenades" class="mw-redirect" title="Hand grenades">hand grenades</a> in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-atimes1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atimes1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One soldier of the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police" title="Indo-Tibetan Border Police">Indo-Tibetan Border Police</a> (ITBP) was killed and four others injured in an attack by the Taliban on 5 June 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_had_warned_ITBP_jawans_of_attack_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_had_warned_ITBP_jawans_of_attack-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the aftermath of the attack, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (India)">India's Home Ministry</a> cautioned its ITBP personnel to take necessary precautionary measures and also to remain at guard against <i><a href="/wiki/Fidayeen" class="mw-redirect" title="Fidayeen">fidayeen</a></i> (suicide bomber) attacks. It also noted that the security being provided by the Afghan Police was "not up to the mark".<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_had_warned_ITBP_jawans_of_attack_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_had_warned_ITBP_jawans_of_attack-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In spite of these efforts, the embassy bombing of 2008 was later followed up by the <a href="/wiki/2009_Kabul_Indian_embassy_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack">2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack</a> and the <a href="/wiki/February_2010_Kabul_attack" title="February 2010 Kabul attack">February 2010 Kabul attack</a> on Indian citizens and interests in Afghanistan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_bombing">The bombing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The bombing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The car bomb detonated at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time on 7 July 2008. The Indian embassy, which is in the center of Kabul, is located across the street from the office of the Interior Ministry of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan" title="Government of Afghanistan">Government of Afghanistan</a> and is close to several other government buildings. The bombing occurred on a busy, tree-lined street where people usually line up at the embassy gates to apply for visas to India.<sup id="cite_ref-Suicide_blast_kills_258_in_Kabul_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suicide_blast_kills_258_in_Kabul-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-many_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-many-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An explosive-packed <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Camry" title="Toyota Camry">Toyota Camry</a>, driven by the suicide bomber, rammed into two Indian diplomatic vehicles entering the embassy and detonated.<sup id="cite_ref-3-Suicide_car_bomb_hits_India_Embassy_in_Afghanistan_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3-Suicide_car_bomb_hits_India_Embassy_in_Afghanistan-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The gates to the embassy were blown off and the walls of some buildings in its compound were damaged.<sup id="cite_ref-Suicide_bomber_flattens_India's_embassy_in_Kabul_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suicide_bomber_flattens_India's_embassy_in_Kabul-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A plume of smoke and dust was seen rising from the center of Kabul city, and the explosion was heard several miles away.<sup id="cite_ref-40_killed_in_Afghan_Indian_embassy_attack_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40_killed_in_Afghan_Indian_embassy_attack-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several nearby shopkeepers also became immediate victims of the attack,<sup id="cite_ref-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the nearby Indonesian embassy also suffered damage.<sup id="cite_ref-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kabul Police immediately sealed off the area.<sup id="cite_ref-40_killed_in_Afghan_Indian_embassy_attack_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40_killed_in_Afghan_Indian_embassy_attack-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A statement released by the Afghan interior ministry said, "The initial findings of the ministry show that the main target of this attack has not been security forces like in most attacks but has been particularly planned to target the Indian embassy".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was immediate confusion and panic in the Indian embassy after the bomb blasts. According to a <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> reporter, a man who answered the phone at the Indian embassy abruptly hung up, saying, "We are not fine. All communications have been cut off".<sup id="cite_ref-Suicide_blast_kills_258_in_Kabul_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suicide_blast_kills_258_in_Kabul-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of External Affairs (India)">Ministry of External Affairs of Government of India</a> was reported to be in touch with India's ambassador to Afghanistan, <a href="/wiki/Jayant_Prasad" title="Jayant Prasad">Jayant Prasad</a>. The Indian ambassador and his deputy were inside the building complex at the time of the explosion but were not hurt.<sup id="cite_ref-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indian External Affairs Minister, <a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a>, called for an emergency meeting of officials in <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> after the bomb attack to review security arrangements.<sup id="cite_ref-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An anonymous person reported that rumours said the Indian embassy had previously received bomb threats.<sup id="cite_ref-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Casualties">Casualties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Casualties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most of the 58 dead were locals and included two top Indian officials. <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> Brigadier <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Datt_Mehta" title="Ravi Datt Mehta">Ravi Datt Mehta</a> was entering the embassy gates in a car along with V. Venkateswara Rao when the attack took place. Both were killed in the blast. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indian_casualties">Indian casualties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Indian casualties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">Brigadier</a> Ravi Datt Mehta had been assigned a key role as <a href="/wiki/Military_attach%C3%A9" title="Military attaché">defence attaché</a>, serving as part of India's military training and logistical help to Afghanistan, and was posted in Kabul for six months. He was said to have a "good relationship" with Afghan defence minister <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Rahim_Wardak" title="Abdul Rahim Wardak">Abdul Rahim Wardak</a>. During his tenure in the Indian Army, which he commenced with the class of June 1976, he had gained experience in counter-insurgency operations in both <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(state)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (state)">Jammu and Kashmir</a> and <a href="/wiki/North-East_India" class="mw-redirect" title="North-East India">North-East India</a>. An Indian media report claimed that the main reason for Mehta's targeting by the terrorists was his key role in training the Afghan military and in closely tracking links between the Taliban and Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence.<sup id="cite_ref-Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>V. Venkateswara Rao was an <a href="/wiki/Indian_Foreign_Service" title="Indian Foreign Service">Indian Foreign Service</a> officer of the class of 1990 and was working as an Indian press counselor in the Afghan mission.<sup id="cite_ref-IFS_officer,_Brig_among_Indians_killed_in_blast_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IFS_officer,_Brig_among_Indians_killed_in_blast-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Two Indian officers of the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police" title="Indo-Tibetan Border Police">Indo-Tibetan Border Police</a>, Ajai Pathania and Roop Singh, were also killed in the blast.<sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Embassy_was_warned_of_an_attack:_Reports_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Embassy_was_warned_of_an_attack:_Reports-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>An <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/IL-76" class="mw-redirect" title="IL-76">IL-76</a> aircraft was sent to Kabul to retrieve the four bodies.<sup id="cite_ref-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casualties_from_other_states">Casualties from other states</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Casualties from other states"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Six Afghan police <a href="/wiki/Constables" class="mw-redirect" title="Constables">constables</a> were killed and five others sustained injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An Afghan Indian Embassy employee by the name of Niamutullah was also killed in the blast.<sup id="cite_ref-Rediff_news_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rediff_news-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The five Afghan guards outside the Indonesian Embassy were killed, and two Indonesian diplomats were injured in the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-Two_Indonesian_diplomats_injured_in_Afghanistan_blast_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Two_Indonesian_diplomats_injured_in_Afghanistan_blast-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigations">Investigations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Investigations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Afghanistan's intelligence agency <a href="/w/index.php?title=Riyast-i-Amniyat-i-Milli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Riyast-i-Amniyat-i-Milli (page does not exist)">Riyast-i-Amniyat-i-Milli</a>, India's <a href="/wiki/Research_and_Analysis_Wing" title="Research and Analysis Wing">Research and Analysis Wing</a> and the United States' <a href="/wiki/CIA" class="mw-redirect" title="CIA">CIA</a> are reported to be scanning vast volumes of intercepted communications and questioning informants to find some clues.<sup id="cite_ref-Jihadist_polemic_holds_clues_to_mission_bombing_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jihadist_polemic_holds_clues_to_mission_bombing-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/CNN-IBN" class="mw-redirect" title="CNN-IBN">CNN-IBN</a></i>, Indian and Afghan agencies believe that the <a href="/wiki/Pakistani_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistani Army">Pakistani Army</a>'s 324 Military Intelligence Battalion based in <a href="/wiki/Peshawar" title="Peshawar">Peshawar</a> had planned the attack on the Indian embassy and executed it in collaboration with either the Taliban or <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaida" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Qaida">al-Qaida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ISI,_al_Qaeda_planned_Kabul_blast:_Sources_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISI,_al_Qaeda_planned_Kabul_blast:_Sources-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afghanistan's Interior Minister has stated that the suicide bombers were trained in Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-Afghanistan_says_embassy_bombers_trained_in_Pakistan_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afghanistan_says_embassy_bombers_trained_in_Pakistan-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>India's ambassador to Afghanistan, Jayant Prasad, stated that, after reviewing the scene, the main target of the attack was believed to be the Indian embassy building. He also added that, considering the huge amount of explosives used in the attack, it was clear that target was not top Indian diplomatic officials but the embassy itself. Bomb scene review further revealed that the embassy guard killed in the attack had his hand on the closed gates. The ambassador stated that it is likely that the guard did not open the gate because he saw a suspicious car driving behind an embassy vehicle. The suicide attacker then might have decided to explode his device near the gate rather than inside the embassy's compound. According to investigating officials, much of the impact was taken up by the sand filled <a href="/wiki/Separation_barrier" title="Separation barrier">blast barriers</a>. These barriers, which were built across the embassy for added protection just one week before the blast, saved it from structural damage.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_Interview:_Indian_Embassy_bomber_hoped_to_destroy_Kabul_embassy,_ambassador_says_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_Interview:_Indian_Embassy_bomber_hoped_to_destroy_Kabul_embassy,_ambassador_says-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An investigative report in the <i><a href="/wiki/Times_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Times of India">Times of India</a></i> identified the attacker as "22-year-old Hamza Shakoor from <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala" title="Gujranwala">Gujranwala</a> district in <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>," citing unnamed sources. It also claimed that "intelligence about an imminent attack was remarkably precise, giving an indication about the centres of planning and execution."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">US Secretary of Defense</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a> added that the US was offering help to Afghan and Indian governments to investigate further.<sup id="cite_ref-No_foreign_hand_in_Kabul_blast:_Robert_Gates_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-No_foreign_hand_in_Kabul_blast:_Robert_Gates-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon American officials came to believe that the attack was conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Haqqani_network" title="Haqqani network">Haqqani network</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> group led by <a href="/wiki/Maulavi_Jalaluddin_Haqqani" class="mw-redirect" title="Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani">Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani</a> from <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistani_involvement">Pakistani involvement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pakistani involvement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 13 July India stated their suspicions about the <a href="/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence" title="Inter-Services Intelligence">ISI's</a> involvement in the attack. India's <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)" title="National Security Advisor (India)">National Security Advisor</a> <a href="/wiki/M.K._Narayanan" class="mw-redirect" title="M.K. Narayanan">M.K. Narayanan</a> said, "We have no doubt that the ISI is behind this."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 August 2008, United States intelligence officials said that the Pakistani intelligence services helped the Haqqani network plan the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their conclusions were based on intercepted communications between Pakistani intelligence officers and the perpetrators before the attack. <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">CIA</a> deputy director <a href="/wiki/Stephen_R._Kappes" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen R. Kappes">Stephen R. Kappes</a> had visited <a href="/wiki/Islamabad" title="Islamabad">Islamabad</a> before the attack to confront senior Pakistani officials with information about support provided by members of the ISI to militant groups. The officials said that the ISI officers involved had not been renegades, indicating that their actions might have been authorised by superiors in the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a>. It confirmed suspicions that were long held, an 'aha moment'.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>US officials also called into question the reliability of Pakistan as an ally in the American <a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">War on Terror</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to an article by British journalist <a href="/wiki/Christina_Lamb" title="Christina Lamb">Christina Lamb</a>, President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> confronted <a href="/wiki/Pakistani_prime_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistani prime minister">Pakistani prime minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Raza_Gillani" class="mw-redirect" title="Yusuf Raza Gillani">Yusuf Raza Gillani</a> in Washington D.C., with evidence of ISI's involvement in the Kabul attack and warned that in case of another attack he would have to take "serious action".<sup id="cite_ref-timesonline_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timesonline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motivations">Motivations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Motivations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> regime in Afghanistan, which was backed by Pakistan,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India had supported the <a href="/wiki/United_Islamic_Front_for_the_Salvation_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan">Northern Alliance</a> that opposed the Taliban.<sup id="cite_ref-Afghan_Bombing_Fuels_Regional_Furor_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afghan_Bombing_Fuels_Regional_Furor-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, India opened four consulates in <a href="/wiki/Herat" title="Herat">Herat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mazari_Sharif" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazari Sharif">Mazari Sharif</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kandahar" title="Kandahar">Kandahar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jalalabad" title="Jalalabad">Jalalabad</a> and backed <a href="/wiki/Hamid_Karzai" title="Hamid Karzai">Hamid Karzai</a>'s national government as well as the US-led <a href="/wiki/ISAF" class="mw-redirect" title="ISAF">ISAF</a> against the Taliban insurgency. India is Afghanistan's fifth-largest bilateral donor<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its growing presence in post-war Afghanistan has caused much concern to the Taliban and Pakistan as it views Indian measures as a threat to its influence in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf" title="Pervez Musharraf">Pervez Musharraf</a>, had accused Afghan President Hamid Karzai of "favouring" India.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Islamabad has also reportedly accused Indian consulates in Kandahar and Jalalabad of providing support to insurgents in Pakistan's troubled <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a> region,<sup id="cite_ref-India_–_Afghanistan's_influential_ally_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India_–_Afghanistan's_influential_ally-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a claim repeated by Urdu newspapers to conservative and hardline Islamic constituents in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Coupled with Pakistan's old and documented animosity towards India, analysts claim Pakistan had strong motives to target Indian nationals and their economic projects in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-Why_the_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul_was_attacked_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Why_the_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul_was_attacked-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The statement by Afghan President Hamid Karzai noted that "enemies of Afghan–India ties were behind attack" without clearly specifying which enemies.<sup id="cite_ref-'Enemies'_of_Afghan-India_ties_behind_attack:_Karzai_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-'Enemies'_of_Afghan-India_ties_behind_attack:_Karzai-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 7 July 2008, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry claimed that the attack was carried in collaboration with "a regional intelligence service"<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and added that the bombers received training in Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afghanistan has in the past blamed its neighbour Pakistan and its intelligence service ISI for various terror incidents on its soil.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Denying its involvement in the attacks, a Taliban spokesman said in a statement, "they (India) send secret military experts to Afghanistan and they train the Afghan army. Had we carried out the attack, we would have claimed responsibility for it with pride since we have good reasons for it." The Taliban spokesman also implicated Pakistan instead and further stated that the attack had its roots in the regional Indo-Pakistan rivalry.<sup id="cite_ref-Taliban_deny_Indian_embassy_blast,_blame_regional_rivalry_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taliban_deny_Indian_embassy_blast,_blame_regional_rivalry-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 July, Afghanistan stated that it had no doubts that the attack was carried out in collaboration with "foreign intelligence agencies", again an implicit reference to Pakistan's ISI.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Prime_minister_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime minister of Pakistan">Prime minister of Pakistan</a> <a href="/wiki/Yousaf_Raza_Gillani" class="mw-redirect" title="Yousaf Raza Gillani">Yousaf Raza Gillani</a> denied any involvement of ISI in the attack and also remarked that his country had no interest in destabilising Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan_denies_involvement_in_Kabul_embassy_blast_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan_denies_involvement_in_Kabul_embassy_blast-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, there have been reports of Afghan officials blaming Pakistan directly and explicitly for the attack on the Indian embassy.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indian security analysts at the Institute of Conflict Management have claimed that "the ISI-backed Taliban will not allow any Indian consolidation in Afghanistan, nor will they allow any stability in Kabul."<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Denials_by_Pakistan">Denials by Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Denials by Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Immediately after the report in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Mohammed Sadiq described it as "total rubbish" and said there was no evidence of ISI involvement. "The foreign newspapers keep writing such things against ISI, and we reject these allegations."<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 15 October, in an India-Pakistan bilateral meeting to address <a href="/wiki/Cross-border_terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross-border terrorism">cross-border terrorism</a> and ceasefire violations, Islamabad denied any role of the ISI in the 7 July bombings. Pakistan's <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(Pakistan)" title="National Security Advisor (Pakistan)">National Security Advisor</a> <a href="/wiki/Mahmud_Ali_Durrani" title="Mahmud Ali Durrani">Mahmud Ali Durrani</a> denied involvement when asked to comment on reports alleging that ISI masterminded the Kabul blasts. It was also clarified that the Kabul bombings will be discussed in detail at the meeting of the joint anti-terror mechanism later the same month.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 October, it was reported that India had shared sensitive information with Pakistan that pointed towards the ISI's alleged complicity in the embassy bombing as both countries ended a special meeting of their joint-terror mechanism on a "positive" note.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_threats_to_Indian_nationals">Further threats to Indian nationals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Further threats to Indian nationals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A bomb was found on a bus transporting 12 Indian road construction workers of <a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Roads Organization">Border Roads Organization</a> to Afghanistan on 8 July 2008 in <a href="/wiki/Zaranj" title="Zaranj">Zaranj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nimruz" class="mw-redirect" title="Nimruz">Nimruz</a>, a day after the attack on Indian embassy in Kabul. The engineers and workers on board reported having noticed a "suspicious package" after boarding the bus on the day, but it was only after further investigation that it was revealed that a remote-operated bomb had been placed on board. Provincial governor Ghulam Dastgir Azad placed the blame for the attempted bombing of the workers on Taliban militants, who have been responsible for more than a dozen worker deaths in the area over the last few years.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Calls_for_Indian_military_intervention">Calls for Indian military intervention</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Calls for Indian military intervention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to some defence analysts, India should increase its military presence in Afghanistan not only to protect Indian projects and nationals there, but also to aid the coalition forces to improve the overall security situation in the war-torn country. Gurmeet Kanwal, head of the Center for Land Warfare Studies, said, "I would say the time has come to live up to our responsibility. If it involves military intervention, so be it."<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> C. Raja Mohan, an Indian foreign policy analyst, urged India's government to increase military presence in Afghanistan and also added "Afghanistan needs to be stabilised. Pakistan needs to be stabilised. This requires more drastic remedies."<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2008 Afghanistan's <a href="/wiki/Defense_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense minister">defense minister</a> formally requested India's help in counter-insurgency operations during his visit to New Delhi.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India has already provided large-scale military equipment to the Afghan National Army<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has also given crucial intelligence inputs to the United States-led coalition forces.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several members of the Afghan army have undergone anti-terrorist training in India<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in April 2007, the Indian Army also sent a delegation to set up an army training school in Afghanistan and <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2007, India held a joint military exercise with the United Kingdom to train British forces in counter-insurgency operations, particularly those in Afghanistan. India also has an operational air force command at the <a href="/wiki/Farkhor_Air_Base" title="Farkhor Air Base">Farkhor Air Base</a> in neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Indian_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Express">Indian Express</a></i> said in an editorial, "after the Kabul bombing, India must come to terms with an important question that it has avoided debating so far. New Delhi cannot continue to expand its economic and diplomatic activity in Afghanistan, while avoiding a commensurate increase in its military presence there. For too long, New Delhi has deferred to Pakistani and American sensitivities about raising India's strategic profile in Afghanistan."<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, some analysts have feared that if India joins the United States-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, it would harm the <a href="/wiki/Soft_power" title="Soft power">soft power</a> it has gradually built in the region as a result of the widespread popularity of <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Bollywood</a> films and <a href="/wiki/Indian_soap_opera" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian soap opera">Indian television soaps</a> among Afghans.<sup id="cite_ref-atimes1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atimes1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reactions">Reactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a>, India's External Affairs Minister, condemned the "cowardly terrorists' attack" and added that "such acts of terror will not deter us from fulfilling our commitments to the government and people of Afghanistan."<sup id="cite_ref-Bomb_rocks_India_embassy_in_Kabul_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bomb_rocks_India_embassy_in_Kabul-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India also rushed a high-level emergency team of experts to review the situation.<sup id="cite_ref-Rediff_news_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rediff_news-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Indian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a> said, "the target is clearly the innocent citizens. Efforts to spread chaos and disturb peace will not be allowed to succeed at any cost. The government is determined to defeat nefarious designs of terrorist elements. The perpetrators of these heinous acts will be dealt with firmly. The security agencies are already working in this regard. All sections of society are required to remain calm and extend fullest co-operation to them."<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Afghanistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Afghan Foreign Minister <a href="/wiki/Rangeen_Dadfar_Spanta" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangeen Dadfar Spanta">Rangeen Dadfar Spanta</a> visited the embassy soon after the attack to show his support. His ministry's spokesman, Sultan Ahmad Baheen, said, "the enemies of <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan-India_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghanistan-India relations">Afghanistan and India's relationship</a> cannot hamper our relationship by conducting such attacks".<sup id="cite_ref-28_killed_in_suicide_attack_at_India's_Afghanistan_embassy_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28_killed_in_suicide_attack_at_India's_Afghanistan_embassy-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He added, "India and Afghanistan have a deep relationship between each other. Such attacks of the enemy will not harm our relations."<sup id="cite_ref-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28_killed_in_blast_near_Indian_Embassy_in_Kabul-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A statement released by the Afghan foreign ministry said, "the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan strongly condemns today's terrorist attack on the embassy of the friendly and brother country of India".<sup id="cite_ref-Afghan_gov't,_UN_condemn_terrorist_attack_against_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afghan_gov't,_UN_condemn_terrorist_attack_against_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afghan President <a href="/wiki/Hamid_Karzai" title="Hamid Karzai">Hamid Karzai</a> later called <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister of India</a> <a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a> and expressed his condolences.<sup id="cite_ref-Afghan_president_calls_Indian_PM_to_express_condolences_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afghan_president_calls_Indian_PM_to_express_condolences-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 July Karzai declared whom he believed to be the foreign state behind the attack, stating, "Now this has become clear. And we have told the government of Pakistan that the killings of people in Afghanistan, the destruction of bridges in Afghanistan ... are carried out by Pakistan's intelligence and Pakistan's military departments."<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a statement, Foreign Minister <a href="/wiki/Shah_Mehmood_Qureshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shah Mehmood Qureshi">Shah Mehmood Qureshi</a> condemned the bombing at the Indian embassy in Kabul, stating that "Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations as this menace negates the very essence of human values". A spokesman for Pakistan's foreign ministry also dismissed claims of Pakistan's involvement in the attack as "total rubbish".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On behalf of states around the world, their respective representatives commented on both the attack and the resulting casualties: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Armenia – The Armenian Foreign Ministry said, "with deep indignation we learned about the terrorist act near the Indian embassy in Kabul which took lives of tens of peaceful people. Among the innocent victims are our partners working in the Indian embassy."<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span>Australia – Foreign Minister <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Smith_(Australian_politician)" title="Stephen Smith (Australian politician)">Stephen Smith</a> said the Australian government "condemns the car bomb attack ... and extends its deep sympathies to the Afghan government and people and to the Indian government and people." He went on to add "This attack further demonstrates their determination to kill, maim and intimidate the Afghan people and to undermine international efforts to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan."<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Bulgaria – Bulgarian President <a href="/wiki/Georgi_Parvanov" title="Georgi Parvanov">Georgi Parvanov</a> said, "Bulgaria categorically condemns this cruel act of terrorism." He went on to say that he hoped the attack "will not dissuade India from actively supporting the reconstruction of Afghanistan, a process in which Bulgaria is also closely involved."<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Canada – David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, condemned the attack, saying, "Previous attacks have not broken the will of Afghans or of the international community. We are heartened by India’s determined response to continue meeting its substantial commitment to Afghanistan."</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span>Nepal – Foreign Affairs Ministry said, "the Nepal Government strongly condemns the heinous act of terrorism."<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>China – Before the <a href="/wiki/34th_G8_summit" title="34th G8 summit">2008 G8 summit</a>, Chinese <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramount Leader">Premier</a> <a href="/wiki/Hu_Jintao" title="Hu Jintao">Hu Jintao</a> told Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, "We strongly denounce the terrorist attack on the Indian embassy. I sincerely express my heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed in the bombing in Afghanistan."<sup id="cite_ref-PM_seeks_Chinese_support_on_N-deal:_Reports_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM_seeks_Chinese_support_on_N-deal:_Reports-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Russia – Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said, "Our hearts go out to the victims' families and relatives, and we express our support to those injured in this inhuman act. We grieve over the death of our colleagues, Indian diplomats. We resolutely condemn the terrorists' savage attacks and we are convinced that they will be given a worthy rebuff."</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Singapore – The Foreign Ministry said, "we condemn this act of terror and pledge our full support to India in your fight against this scourge."<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>United Kingdom – British foreign secretary <a href="/wiki/David_Miliband" title="David Miliband">David Miliband</a> said he "was appalled to hear the news". Adding that these were "cowardly actions carried out by those with no regard for human life" and that such acts "are designed to undermine the efforts of democratic governments and the international community to bring peace and stability to the region".<sup id="cite_ref-UK,_EU_condemn_attack_on_Indian_embassy_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK,_EU_condemn_attack_on_Indian_embassy-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States of America – <a href="/wiki/US_State_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="US State Department">US State Department</a> spokesman <a href="/wiki/Sean_McCormack" title="Sean McCormack">Sean McCormack</a> described the bombing as "terrible news" and said, "we have offered any assistance, not only to Afghan but also to Indian authorities, in terms of follow-up, determining who's responsible for these attacks." <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> spokesman <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Johndroe" title="Gordon Johndroe">Gordon Johndroe</a> said in a statement, "the US stands with the people of Afghanistan as well as India, as we face this common enemy."<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Vietnam – Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung said, "Vietnam strongly condemns the brutal terrorist attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 7 July, killing many civilians. We would like to extend our profound condolences to the victims' families."<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Organisations">Organisations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Organisations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span> </span>European Union – The European Union described the bombing as a "terrorist attack targeting innocent civilians".<sup id="cite_ref-Bomb_rocks_India_embassy_in_Kabul_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bomb_rocks_India_embassy_in_Kabul-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EU foreign policy chief <a href="/wiki/Javier_Solana" title="Javier Solana">Javier Solana</a> added that "Such actions, which are clearly intended to undermine the process of stabilisation and reconstruction in Afghanistan, will achieve nothing."</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_NATO.svg/20px-Flag_of_NATO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_NATO.svg/31px-Flag_of_NATO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_NATO.svg/40px-Flag_of_NATO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></span></span> </span>NATO – NATO Secretary General <a href="/wiki/Jaap_de_Hoop_Scheffer" title="Jaap de Hoop Scheffer">Jaap de Hoop Scheffer</a> said in a statement, "On behalf of NATO, I wholeheartedly condemn the bombing at the Indian Embassy. The loss of life and injuries to so many is a tragedy, and a clear attempt to undermine regional relations."<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span>United Nations – <a href="/wiki/Kai_Eide" title="Kai Eide">Kai Eide</a>, the special envoy of UN Secretary General to Afghanistan said, "I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. In no culture, no country, and no religion is there any excuse or justification for such acts. The total disregard for innocent lives is staggering and those behind this must be held responsible."<sup id="cite_ref-Afghan_gov't,_UN_condemn_terrorist_attack_against_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afghan_gov't,_UN_condemn_terrorist_attack_against_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/UN_Secretary_General" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Secretary General">UN Secretary General</a> <a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a> also condemned the attack "in the strongest terms." The <a href="/wiki/Security_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Security Council">Security Council</a> also described the attack as a "reprehensible act of terrorism."<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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(2009)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2011)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2011)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2012)" title="List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2012)">2012</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coalition_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="Coalition casualties in Afghanistan">Coalition</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan" title="United States military casualties in the War in Afghanistan">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan_since_2001" title="British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan">Canadian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Armed_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="German Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan">German</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Defence_Force_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="List of Australian Defence Force casualties in Afghanistan">Australian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Norwegian_Armed_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan" title="List of Norwegian Armed Forces casualties in Afghanistan">Norwegian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan" title="List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan">Aviation incidents</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Timeline</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2001_in_Afghanistan" title="2001 in Afghanistan">2001</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Kandahar_(2001)" title="Bombing of Kandahar (2001)">Bombing of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Mazar-i-Sharif" title="Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif">Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Kunduz" title="Siege of Kunduz">Siege of Kunduz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_uprising_in_Herat" title="2001 uprising in Herat">Herat uprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2001)" title="Fall of Kabul (2001)">Fall of Kabul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tarinkot" title="Battle of Tarinkot">Battle of Tarinkot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kandahar" title="Fall of Kandahar">Fall of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Qala-i-Jangi" title="Battle of Qala-i-Jangi">Battle of Qala-i-Jangi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasht-i-Leili_massacre" title="Dasht-i-Leili massacre">Dasht-i-Leili massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Shawali_Kowt" title="Battle of Shawali Kowt">Battle of Shawali Kowt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sayyd_Alma_Kalay" title="Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay">Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora" title="Battle of Tora Bora">Battle of Tora Bora</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">2002<br />–2006</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_Afghanistan" title="2002 in Afghanistan">2002</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp" title="Guantanamo Bay detention camp">Guantanamo Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruzgan_wedding_bombing" title="Uruzgan wedding bombing">Uruzgan bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Kabul_bombing" title="2002 Kabul bombing">Kabul bombing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_Afghanistan" title="2003 in Afghanistan">2003</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_attack_on_the_Embassy_of_Pakistan_in_Kabul" title="2003 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul">Pakistan Embassy in Kabul attack</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_Afghanistan" title="2004 in Afghanistan">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_Afghanistan" title="2005 in Afghanistan">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Afghanistan" title="2006 in Afghanistan">2006</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Taliban_offensive" title="2006 Taliban offensive">Taliban offensive</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2007_in_Afghanistan" title="2007 in Afghanistan">2007</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Shinwar_shooting" title="2007 Shinwar shooting">Shinwar shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_airstrike" title="Hyderabad airstrike">Hyderabad airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nangar_Khel_incident" title="Nangar Khel incident">Nangar Khel incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Helmand_Province_airstrikes" title="2007 Helmand Province airstrikes">Helmand airstrikes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Baghlan_sugar_factory_bombing" title="2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing">Baghlan bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_South_Korean_hostage_crisis_in_Afghanistan" title="2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan">South Korean hostage crisis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2008_in_Afghanistan" title="2008 in Afghanistan">2008</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Haska_Meyna_wedding_party_airstrike" title="Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike">Haska Meyna airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azizabad_airstrike" title="Azizabad airstrike">Azizabad airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike" title="Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike">Wech Bagtu airstrike</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kabul Indian embassy bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_attack" title="2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack">Kabul S Hotel attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidnapping_of_David_Rohde" title="Kidnapping of David Rohde">Kidnapping of David Rohde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarposa_prison_attack_of_2008" title="Sarposa prison attack of 2008">Sarposa attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kandahar_bombing" title="2008 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spin_Boldak_bombing" title="Spin Boldak bombing">Spin Boldak bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Afghanistan" title="2009 in Afghanistan">2009</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Granai_airstrike" title="Granai airstrike">Granai airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kunduz_airstrike" title="2009 Kunduz airstrike">Kunduz airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_raid_on_Narang" title="Night raid on Narang">Narang raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2009_raids_on_Kabul" title="February 2009 raids on Kabul">February Kabul raids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_bombing_of_Indian_embassy_in_Kabul" title="2009 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul">Kabul Indian embassy bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kandahar_bombing" title="2009 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NATO_Afghanistan_headquarters_bombing" title="2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing">NATO HQ bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Chapman_attack" title="Camp Chapman attack">Camp Chapman attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sabzak" title="Battle of Sabzak">Battle of Sabzak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Afghanistan" title="2010 in Afghanistan">2010</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2010_Kabul_attack" title="January 2010 Kabul attack">January Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Khataba" title="Raid on Khataba">Raid on Khataba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2010_Kabul_attack" title="February 2010 Kabul attack">February Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruzgan_helicopter_attack" title="Uruzgan helicopter attack">Uruzgan attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sangin_airstrike" title="2010 Sangin airstrike">Sangin airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywand_District_murders" title="Maywand District murders">Maywand murders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarok_Kolache" title="Tarok Kolache">Tarok Kolache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadahan_wedding_bombing" title="Nadahan wedding bombing">Nadahan bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2010_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2010 Kabul bombing">May Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Badakhshan_massacre" title="2010 Badakhshan massacre">Badakhshan massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Halmazag" title="Operation Halmazag">Operation Halmazag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Afghanistan" title="2011 in Afghanistan">2011</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mano_Gai_airstrike" title="Mano Gai airstrike">Mano Gai airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarposa_prison_tunneling_escape_of_2011" title="Sarposa prison tunneling escape of 2011">Sarposa prison escape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden" title="Killing of Osama bin Laden">Bin Laden raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Logar_province_bombing" title="2011 Logar province bombing">Logar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">I-C Hotel Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Nimruz_province_bombing" title="2011 Nimruz province bombing">Nimruz bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Zabul_province_bombing" title="2011 Zabul province bombing">Zabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Afghanistan_Boeing_Chinook_shootdown" title="2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown">Chinook shootdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Helmand_Province_killing" title="2011 Helmand Province killing">Helmand killing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NATO_attack_in_Pakistan" title="2011 NATO attack in Pakistan">Pakistani border attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Afghanistan_Ashura_bombings" title="2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings">Ashura bombings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Afghanistan" title="2012 in Afghanistan">2012</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_order_of_battle,_2012" title="War in Afghanistan order of battle, 2012">Order of battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_of_U.S._Marines_urinating_on_Taliban_fighters" title="Video of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban fighters">Urination video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Kapisa_airstrike" title="2012 Kapisa airstrike">Kapisa airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Afghanistan_Quran_burning_protests" title="2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests">Quran burning protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2012_Afghanistan_attacks" title="April 2012 Afghanistan attacks">April attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forward_Operating_Base_Delhi_massacre" title="Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre">Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandahar_massacre" title="Kandahar massacre">Kandahar massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2012_raid_on_Camp_Bastion" title="September 2012 raid on Camp Bastion">September Camp Bastion raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shesh_Aba_raid" title="Shesh Aba raid">Shesh Aba raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._soldiers_posing_with_body_parts_of_dead_Afghans" title="U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of dead Afghans">Body pictures</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Afghanistan" title="2013 in Afghanistan">2013</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Farah_attack" title="2013 Farah attack">Farah attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_June_2013_Kabul_bombing" title="11 June 2013 Kabul bombing">June Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Afghan_presidential_palace_attack" title="2013 Afghan presidential palace attack">Presidential palace attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_attack_on_U.S._consulate_in_Herat" title="2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat">Herat U.S. consulate attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_bombing_of_Indian_consulate_in_Jalalabad" title="2013 bombing of Indian consulate in Jalalabad">Jalalabad Indian consulate bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Afghanistan" title="2014 in Afghanistan">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Kabul_Serena_Hotel_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack">Kabul S Hotel attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_attack_on_Indian_consulate_in_Herat" title="2014 attack on Indian consulate in Herat">Herat Indian consulate attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2014 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Paktika_car_bombing" title="2014 Paktika car bombing">Paktika bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Yahyakhel_suicide_bombing" title="2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing">Yahyakhel bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2014_Kabul_bombings" title="December 2014 Kabul bombings">December Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atiqullah_Raufi" title="Atiqullah Raufi">Atiqullah Raufi assassination</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Afghanistan" title="2015 in Afghanistan">2015</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Park_Palace_guesthouse_attack" title="2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack">Park Palace attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kabul_Parliament_attack" title="2015 Kabul Parliament attack">Kabul Parliament attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Khost_suicide_bombing" title="2015 Khost suicide bombing">Khost bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing">April Jalalabad bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2015_Kabul_attacks" title="7 August 2015 Kabul attacks">7 August Kabul attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">10 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_August_2015_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing">22 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazni_prison_escape" title="Ghazni prison escape">Ghazni prison escape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2015)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2015)">Battle of Kunduz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_hospital_airstrike" title="Kunduz hospital airstrike">Hospital airstrike</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kandahar_Airport_bombing" title="2015 Kandahar Airport bombing">Kandahar Airport bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Spanish_Embassy_attack_in_Kabul" title="2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul">Kabul Spanish Embassy attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2015 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Afghanistan" title="2016 in Afghanistan">2016</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nangarhar_offensive_(2016)" title="Nangarhar offensive (2016)">Nangarhar offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Omari" title="Operation Omari">Operation Omari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2016_Kabul_attack" title="April 2016 Kabul attack">April Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz-Takhar_highway_hostage_crisis" title="Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis">Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_attack_on_Canadian_Embassy_guards" title="Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards">Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_June_2016_Afghanistan_bombings" title="30 June 2016 Afghanistan bombings">30 June bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2016_Kabul_bombing" title="July 2016 Kabul bombing">July Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janikhel_offensive" title="Janikhel offensive">Janikhel offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_University_of_Afghanistan_attack" title="American University of Afghanistan attack">AUoA attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2016_Kabul_attacks" title="September 2016 Kabul attacks">September Kabul attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tarinkot_(2016)" title="Battle of Tarinkot (2016)">Battle of Tarinkot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kunduz_(2016)" title="Battle of Kunduz (2016)">Battle of Kunduz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Boz_Qandahari" title="Battle of Boz Qandahari">Battle of Boz Qandahari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_bombing_of_the_German_consulate_in_Mazar-i-Sharif" title="2016 bombing of the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif">Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Bagram_Airfield_bombing" title="2016 Bagram Airfield bombing">Bagram bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Afghanistan" title="2017 in Afghanistan">2017</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2017_Afghanistan_bombings" title="January 2017 Afghanistan bombings">January bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Sangin_airstrike" title="2017 Sangin airstrike">Sangin airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2017_Kabul_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="March 2017 Kabul attack">March Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Nangarhar_airstrike" title="2017 Nangarhar airstrike">Nangarhar airstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Camp_Shaheen_attack" title="2017 Camp Shaheen attack">Camp Shaheen attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2017_Kabul_bombing" title="May 2017 Kabul bombing">May Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2017_Herat_mosque_bombing" title="June 2017 Herat mosque bombing">June Herat bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tora_Bora_(2017)" title="Battle of Tora Bora (2017)">Battle of Bora Bora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2017_Lashkargah_bombing" title="June 2017 Lashkargah bombing">June Lashkargar bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2017_Herat_mosque_attack" title="August 2017 Herat mosque attack">August Herat attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_October_2017_Afghanistan_attacks" title="17 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks">17 October attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_October_2017_Afghanistan_attacks" title="20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks">20 October attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_December_2017_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing">28 December Kabul bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Afghanistan" title="2018 in Afghanistan">2018</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Inter-Continental_Hotel_Kabul_attack" title="2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack">I-C Hotel Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_Jalalabad_attack" title="Save the Children Jalalabad attack">STC Jalalabad attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_ambulance_bombing" title="Kabul ambulance bombing">Kabul ambulance bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">March Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunduz_madrassa_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunduz madrassa attack">Kunduz madrassa attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing">22 April Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_April_2018_Kabul_suicide_bombings" title="30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings">30 April Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Farah" title="Battle of Farah">Battle of Farah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">July Jalalabad bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Darzab_(2018)" title="Battle of Darzab (2018)">Battle of Darzab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazni_offensive" title="Ghazni offensive">Ghazni offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2018_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="September 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing">September Jalalabad bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Afghanistan" title="2019 in Afghanistan">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maidan_Shar_attack" title="Maidan Shar attack">Maidan Shar attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Camp_Shorabak_attack" title="2019 Camp Shorabak attack">Camp Shorabak attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Kabul_mosque_bombing" title="2019 Kabul mosque bombing">2019 Kabul mosque bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_July_2019_Kabul_attack" title="1 July 2019 Kabul attack">1 July Kabul attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Ghazni_bombing" title="2019 Ghazni bombing">Ghazni bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_July_2019_Kabul_suicide_bombing" title="28 July 2019 Kabul suicide bombing">28 July Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2019_Farah_bombing" title="July 2019 Farah bombing">July Farah bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="7 August 2019 Kabul bombing">7 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_August_2019_Kabul_bombing" title="17 August 2019 Kabul bombing">17 August Kabul bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_and_5_September_2019_Kabul_bombings" title="2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings">2 & 5 September Kabul bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_September_2019_Afghanistan_bombings" title="17 September 2019 Afghanistan bombings">17 September bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Qalat_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Qalat bombing">Qalat bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Jalalabad_suicide_bombing" title="2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing">Jalalabad suicide bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haska_Meyna_mosque_bombing" title="Haska Meyna mosque bombing">Haska Meyna mosque bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Bagram_Airfield_attack" title="2019 Bagram Airfield attack">Bagram attack</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2020_in_Afghanistan" title="2020 in Afghanistan">2020</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/6_March_2020_Kabul_shooting" title="6 March 2020 Kabul shooting">6 March Kabul shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabul_gurdwara_attack" title="Kabul gurdwara attack">Kabul gurdwara attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="May 2020 Afghanistan attacks">May attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="June 2020 Afghanistan attacks">June attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="July 2020 Afghanistan attacks">July attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="August 2020 Afghanistan attacks">August attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_prison_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalalabad prison attack">Jalalabad prison</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="September 2020 Afghanistan attacks">September attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="October 2020 Afghanistan attacks">October attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="November 2020 Afghanistan attacks">November attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Kabul_University_attack" title="2020 Kabul University attack">Kabul University attack</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2020_Afghanistan_attacks" title="December 2020 Afghanistan attacks">December attacks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/2021_in_Afghanistan" title="2021 in Afghanistan">2021</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2021_Afghanistan_attacks" title="List of 2021 Afghanistan attacks">Attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Taliban_offensive" title="2021 Taliban offensive">Taliban offensive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_school_bombing" title="2021 Kabul school bombing">Kabul school bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kandahar_(2021)" title="Battle of Kandahar (2021)">Battle of Kandahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Herat" title="Fall of Herat">Fall of Herat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lashkargah" title="Battle of Lashkargah">Battle of Lashkargah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Zaranj" title="Capture of Zaranj">Capture of Zaranj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Kabul_(2021)" title="Fall of Kabul (2021)">Fall of Kabul</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kunduz_mosque_bombing" title="2021 Kunduz mosque bombing">Kunduz mosque bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kandahar_bombing" title="2021 Kandahar bombing">Kandahar bombing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airlift" title="2021 Kabul airlift">2021 Kabul airlift</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Allies_Refuge" title="Operation Allies Refuge">Operation Allies Refuge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Pitting" title="Operation Pitting">Operation Pitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Devi_Shakti" title="Operation Devi Shakti">Operation Devi Shakti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kabul_airport_attack" title="2021 Kabul airport attack">Kabul airport attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2021_Kabul_drone_strike" title="August 2021 Kabul drone strike">August 29 drone strike</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_Afghanistan_War_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Aftermath of the Afghanistan War (2001–2021)">Aftermath</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Recognition_of_the_Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan" title="Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan">Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_insurgency_in_Afghanistan" title="Republican insurgency in Afghanistan">Republican insurgency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict" title="Islamic State–Taliban conflict">Islamic State–Taliban conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_frozen_assets" title="Afghan frozen assets">Afghan frozen assets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a 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href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Malawi_relations" title="India–Malawi relations">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Mali_relations" title="India–Mali relations">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Mauritania_relations" title="India–Mauritania relations">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Mauritius_relations" title="India–Mauritius relations">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Morocco_relations" title="India–Morocco relations">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Mozambique_relations" title="India–Mozambique relations">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Namibia_relations" title="India–Namibia relations">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Niger_relations" title="India–Niger relations">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Nigeria_relations" title="India–Nigeria relations">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Rwanda_relations" title="India–Rwanda relations">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe_relations" title="India–São Tomé and Príncipe relations">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Senegal_relations" title="India–Senegal relations">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Seychelles_relations" title="India–Seychelles relations">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Sierra_Leone_relations" title="India–Sierra Leone relations">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Somalia_relations" title="India–Somalia relations">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93South_Africa_relations" title="India–South Africa relations">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93South_Sudan_relations" title="India–South Sudan relations">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Sudan_relations" title="India–Sudan relations">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Tanzania_relations" title="India–Tanzania relations">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Togo_relations" title="India–Togo relations">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Tunisia_relations" title="India–Tunisia relations">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Uganda_relations" title="India–Uganda relations">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Zambia_relations" title="India–Zambia relations">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Zimbabwe_relations" title="India–Zimbabwe relations">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Antigua and Barbuda–India relations">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Argentina–India relations">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahamas%E2%80%93India_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas–India relations">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Barbados–India relations">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Belize–India relations">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bolivia–India relations">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Brazil–India relations">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Canada–India relations">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Cayman Islands–India relations">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Chile–India relations">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Colombia–India relations">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Costa Rica–India relations">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Cuba–India relations">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Dominica–India relations">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Dominican Republic–India relations">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuador%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Ecuador–India relations">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador%E2%80%93India_relations" title="El Salvador–India relations">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenada%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Grenada–India relations">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guatemala%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Guatemala–India relations">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyana%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Guyana–India relations">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haiti%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Haiti–India relations">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduras%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Honduras–India relations">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Jamaica_relations" title="India–Jamaica relations">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Mexico_relations" title="India–Mexico relations">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Nicaragua_relations" title="India–Nicaragua relations">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Panama_relations" title="India–Panama relations">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Paraguay_relations" title="India–Paraguay relations">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Peru_relations" title="India–Peru relations">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_relations" title="India–Saint Kitts and Nevis relations">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Saint_Lucia_relations" title="India–Saint Lucia relations">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_relations" title="India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Suriname_relations" title="India–Suriname relations">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Trinidad_and_Tobago_relations" title="India–Trinidad and Tobago relations">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="India–United States relations">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Uruguay_relations" title="India–Uruguay relations">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" title="India–Venezuela relations">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Afghanistan–India relations">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Armenia–India relations">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Azerbaijan–India relations">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bahrain–India relations">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bangladesh–India relations">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhutan%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bhutan–India relations">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunei%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Brunei–India relations">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Cambodia–India relations">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93India_relations" title="China–India relations">China</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Hong Kong–India relations">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Tibet_relations" title="India–Tibet relations">Tibet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Timor%E2%80%93India_relations" title="East Timor–India relations">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Georgia–India relations">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Indonesia_relations" title="India–Indonesia relations">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Iran_relations" title="India–Iran relations">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Iraq_relations" title="India–Iraq relations">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Israel_relations" title="India–Israel relations">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Japan_relations" title="India–Japan relations">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Jordan_relations" title="India–Jordan relations">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Kazakhstan_relations" title="India–Kazakhstan relations">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Kuwait_relations" title="India–Kuwait relations">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Kyrgyzstan_relations" title="India–Kyrgyzstan relations">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Laos_relations" title="India–Laos relations">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations" title="India–Lebanon relations">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Malaysia_relations" title="India–Malaysia relations">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Maldives_relations" title="India–Maldives relations">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Mongolia_relations" title="India–Mongolia relations">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Myanmar_relations" title="India–Myanmar relations">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Nepal_relations" title="India–Nepal relations">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations" title="India–North Korea relations">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Oman_relations" title="India–Oman relations">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="India–Pakistan relations">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Palestine_relations" title="India–Palestine relations">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" title="India–Philippines relations">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Qatar_relations" title="India–Qatar relations">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations" title="India–Saudi Arabia relations">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Singapore_relations" title="India–Singapore relations">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" title="India–South Korea relations">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations" title="India–Sri Lanka relations">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Syria_relations" title="India–Syria relations">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations" title="India–Taiwan relations">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Tajikistan_relations" title="India–Tajikistan relations">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Thailand_relations" title="India–Thailand relations">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" title="India–Turkey relations">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Turkmenistan_relations" title="India–Turkmenistan relations">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations" title="India–United Arab Emirates relations">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Uzbekistan_relations" title="India–Uzbekistan relations">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Vietnam_relations" title="India–Vietnam relations">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Yemen_relations" title="India–Yemen relations">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albania%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Albania–India relations">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Austria–India relations">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Belarus–India relations">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Belgium–India relations">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bulgaria–India relations">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina–India relations">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Croatia–India relations">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Cyprus–India relations">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Czech Republic–India relations">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Denmark–India relations">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Estonia–India relations">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Finland–India relations">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93India_relations" title="France–India relations">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Georgia–India relations">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Germany–India relations">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greece%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Greece–India relations">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Hungary–India relations">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Holy See–India relations">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iceland%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Iceland–India relations">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Ireland_relations" title="India–Ireland relations">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Italy_relations" title="India–Italy relations">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Kosovo_relations" title="India–Kosovo relations">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Latvia_relations" title="India–Latvia relations">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Liechtenstein_relations" title="India–Liechtenstein relations">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Lithuania_relations" title="India–Lithuania relations">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Luxembourg_relations" title="India–Luxembourg relations">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Malta_relations" title="India–Malta relations">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Moldova_relations" title="India–Moldova relations">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Monaco_relations" title="India–Monaco relations">Monaco</a></li> <li>Montenegro</li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Netherlands_relations" title="India–Netherlands relations">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93North_Macedonia_relations" title="India–North Macedonia relations">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Norway_relations" title="India–Norway relations">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Poland_relations" title="India–Poland relations">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Portugal_relations" title="India–Portugal relations">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Romania_relations" title="India–Romania relations">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Russia_relations" title="India–Russia relations">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Serbia_relations" title="India–Serbia relations">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Slovakia_relations" title="India–Slovakia relations">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Slovenia_relations" title="India–Slovenia relations">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Spain_relations" title="India–Spain relations">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Sweden_relations" title="India–Sweden relations">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Switzerland_relations" title="India–Switzerland relations">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" title="India–Ukraine relations">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" title="India–United Kingdom relations">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Australia–India relations">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Fiji–India relations">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Kiribati_relations" title="India–Kiribati relations">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Marshall_Islands_relations" title="India–Marshall Islands relations">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Federated_States_of_Micronesia_relations" title="India–Federated States of Micronesia relations">Micronesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Nauru_relations" title="India–Nauru relations">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations" title="India–New Zealand relations">New Zealand</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Cook Islands–India relations">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Niue_relations" title="India–Niue relations">Niue</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Palau_relations" title="India–Palau relations">Palau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Papua_New_Guinea_relations" title="India–Papua New Guinea relations">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Samoa_relations" title="India–Samoa relations">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Solomon_Islands_relations" title="India–Solomon Islands relations">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Tonga_relations" title="India–Tonga relations">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Tuvalu_relations" title="India–Tuvalu relations">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India-Pacific_Islands_Relations#Vanuatu" class="mw-redirect" title="India-Pacific Islands Relations">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_relations" title="India–Soviet Union relations">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Yugoslavia_relations" title="India–Yugoslavia relations">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Multilateral_relations" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Multilateral relations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list 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