Afghan suicide bomber kills 2 Afghans, US occupation force soldier
A Taliban suicide car bomber killed one American soldier and two Afghan civilians Thursday near a U.S. Military base shortly after the visiting U.S. Defense secretary left the facility in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Ref. Source 5
Gunmen kill 2 local officials in attacks in northern Afghanistan:
The commander of a police detention centre in Dashti Archi district was ambushed by gunmen while driving on a main road through the area in the afternoon. Commander Abdul Salam and his bodyguard were killed. Ref. Source 5
Restaurant bombing kills 5 in northern Afghanistan:
The former commander, Mohammad Nadir, was among seven people wounded in the blast in the upscale district of Khwaja Sabz Poshi Wali, Batash said, adding that two suspects had been arrested. Ref. Source 6
Roadside bomb kills 2 Afghan police, wounds 1:
Two personnel of Afghan Border Police Force were killed and another sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a police van in Kunar province, 185 km east of Kabul on Wednesday, a local official said. Ref. Source 6