Suicide Attack

Pakistan Election 2018: Suicide bomber strikes outside polling station in Quetta, kills 31, injures 40

Around 25 people have been killed and 40 injured in a blast in Quetta in Balochistan on the day of the voting for the Pakistan general elections.

Suicide bomber attacks election rally in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province; 13 killed, 40 injured

The vote is scheduled for 20 October but it's unclear if the balloting will go ahead in areas controlled by the Taliban, who have seized several districts across the country in recent years and who carry out near-daily attacks. Tuesday's attack in Nangarhar targeted a rally for Abdul Naser Mohmand, an independent candidate, who was unharmed.

13 killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province as suicide bomber strikes election rally

Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said some of the wounded are in critical condition, which increases concerns that the death toll could rise further.

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide blast that struck Shiite area in Kabul, left 34 students dead

IS says its bomber, identified as "martyrdom-seeking brother Abdul Raouf al-Khorasani" carried out the attack, allegedly killing or wounding more than 200 students.

Pakistan blast: Toll in Balochistan suicide attack rises to 149; officials fear figure will rise as injured are in critical condition

Nine minors were among the 149 people killed in the blast in Mastung area of Pakistan's Balochistan province, and 186 people were injured in the attack.

Militants launch attack on Afghan government building in Jalalabad, say officials; at least 10 killed, 10 wounded

A militant attack on a government building in eastern Afghanistan today left at least 10 people dead and another 10 wounded, an official said, after security forces overcame the attackers.

Mali suicide attack: Six persons dead, several injured in bomb blast at G5 Sahel headquarters in Sevare

A suicide attack in the G5 Sahel headquarters in Mali's Sevare claimed six lives and injured several others three days before a conference with French president Emmanuel Macron

Indonesian court set to pass verdict on radical cleric suspected of masterminding 2016 attack in Jakarta that killed eight

An Indonesian court will decide whether to pass death sentence for radical cleric for masterminding the 2016 terror attack that was the first claimed by the Islamic State

Islamic State claims responsibility for Monday's suicide attack on gathering of Afghanistan's top clerics

Islamic State has claimed to have led the suicide attack on the Afghan Ulema Council which had gathered to issue a fatwa against bombings.

Kabul bombing: 14 killed, 19 injured in attack on Afghan clerics; religious leaders had issued fatwa against suicide bombing

A suicide bombing targeted a gathering of Afghanistan's top clerics on Monday in Kabul, killing at least 14 people and wounding 19, shortly after the clerics issued a fatwa against suicide bombings