2008 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul information

2008 Embassy bombing in Kabul
2008 Embassy bombing in Kabul
	The blast site outside the Indian embassy in Kabul
Location	Embassy of India, Malalai Watt, Shahr-e-Nau, Kabul, Afghanistan
Date	7 July 2008 ; 8:30 a.m. local time. (0400 GMT) –
Target	Indian embassy
Attack type	Suicide car bomb
Deaths	58
Injured	141
Perpetrators	Taliban; Haqqani network;

34°31′59″N 69°09′58″E / 34.533°N 69.166°E / 34.533; 69.166

The 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul was a suicide bomb terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 7 July 2008 at 8:30 AM local time.^[3] The bombing killed 58 people^[2] and wounded 141.^[4] The suicide car bombing took place near the gates of the embassy during morning hours when officials enter the embassy.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Unnamed U.S. intelligence officials suggested to The New York Times that Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency had planned the attack.^[8] Pakistan denied this claim.^[8]^[9] According to British journalist Christina Lamb, United States President George W. Bush confronted Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and stated that in the case of another such attack he would have to take "serious action".^[10] Gilani promised to investigate the attack.^[11]^[12] Subsequently, Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Mohammed Sadiq described The New York Times report as "total rubbish" and said there was no evidence of ISI involvement.^[13]

^ "Indian Missions Abrogilanaiad". india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^ ^a ^b "AP Interview: Indian Embassy bomber hoped to destroy Kabul embassy, ambassador says". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
^ Haleem, Abdul; Lin Jing (7 July 2008). "Militants mounting pressure to destabilize Afghan gov't". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^ Cite error: The named reference IFS officer, Brig among Indians killed in blast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Wafa, Abdul Waheed; Alan Cowell (8 July 2008). "Suicide Car Blast Kills 41 in Afghan Capital". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
^ "hindustantimes news". Hindustan Times. India. Agence France-Presse. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^ "Indian embassy in Afghanistan reopens for business". radioaustralia.net.au. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^ ^a ^b Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt (1 August 2008). "Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, U.S. Officials Say". New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
^ Tran, Mark (1 August 2008). "Pakistan condemns New York Times claims". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
^ Christina Lamb (3 August 2008). "Rogue Pakistan spies aid Taliban in Afghanistan". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
^ Baruah, Amit. "Pak agrees to probe attack on Indian embassy". Hindustan Times. India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
^ The Associated Press: Pakistan to probe Indian embassy bombing in Kabul Archived 6 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Pakistan condemns US claims of involvement in Kabul Indian embassy bombing". The Guardian. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023.

[Indian_Missions_Abroad-1] "Indian Missions Abrogilanaiad". india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 April 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

[ref1-2] "AP Interview: Indian Embassy bomber hoped to destroy Kabul embassy, ambassador says". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 10 July 2008.

[Militants_mounting_pressure_to_destabilise_Afghan_gov't-3] Haleem, Abdul; Lin Jing (7 July 2008). "Militants mounting pressure to destabilize Afghan gov't". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

[IFS_officer,_Brig_among_Indians_killed_in_blast-4] Cite error: The named reference IFS officer, Brig among Indians killed in blast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[TYNT-5] Wafa, Abdul Waheed; Alan Cowell (8 July 2008). "Suicide Car Blast Kills 41 in Afghan Capital". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2008.

[hindustantimes_news-6] "hindustantimes news". Hindustan Times. India. Agence France-Presse. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

[Indian_embassy_in_Afghanistan_reopens_for_business-7] "Indian embassy in Afghanistan reopens for business". radioaustralia.net.au. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.

[nyt-8] Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt (1 August 2008). "Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, U.S. Officials Say". New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2010.

[The_Guardian-9] Tran, Mark (1 August 2008). "Pakistan condemns New York Times claims". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

[timesonline-10] Christina Lamb (3 August 2008). "Rogue Pakistan spies aid Taliban in Afghanistan". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

[11] Baruah, Amit. "Pak agrees to probe attack on Indian embassy". Hindustan Times. India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2008.

[12] The Associated Press: Pakistan to probe Indian embassy bombing in Kabul Archived 6 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[13] "Pakistan condemns US claims of involvement in Kabul Indian embassy bombing". The Guardian. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023.

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