The cia yesterday vowed to avenge the deaths of seven of its agents who were killed in a suicide bombing on wednesday in afghanistan, as it. The book s title would have you believe that its primary focus is that of the triple agent humam khalil abumulal albalawi, who successfully exploded a suicide vest on a cia base in afghanistan in 2009. As the cia mourns its dead from a devastating suicide bombing in afghanistan, the questions grow about how professional spies could have been so. Suicide bombing in afghanistan devastates critical hub for. Washington post reporter joby warrick has authored a new book, examining the december 31, 2009, killing of seven cia operatives by jordanian doctor humam khalil albalawi in khost, afghanistan. Dec 31, 2017 kabul, afghanistan a suicide bomber walked into a cemetery in eastern afghanistan on sunday and blew himself up during the funeral of a local official, killing at least 17 people and wounding. The suicide bombing that killed seven cia employees at a u. Suicide attack on cia base killed fathertobe world news. Before wednesdays attack, 90 cia officers had been killed in the line of duty during the agencys 62year history. An investigation by the cia into how and why a suicide bomber was invited onto a secret cia outpost in afghanistan last dec. For cia family, a deadly suicide bombing leads to painful divisions. Mohammad alnajjar from jordan reported in the arabic edition of aljazeera about the identity of the suicide bomber in afghanistan who killed himself and seven cia elements, and wounded another six. The first american killed in afghanistan was a cia.
Jan 05, 2010 media in the united states says a suicide bomber who attacked a central intelligence agency base in eastern afghanistan last week was a jordanian working as an alqaeda double agent the reports. The suicide bomb slaughter at a tiny cia afghanistan border camp was likely vengeance from a local taliban tribal warlord who was once the agencys ally. Taliban suicide bomber accidentally triggers explosives. Dec 31, 2009 the suicide bomb slaughter at a tiny cia afghanistan border camp was likely vengeance from a local taliban tribal warlord who was once the agencys ally.
Jul 10, 2018 at least 12 people have died in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan, officials have said. The cia said thursday that seven of its employees were killed and six others wounded in a suicide bombing at a base in afghanistan. The remarkable case of the triple agent and the bombing in khost. Post reporter joby warricks new book, the triple agent. The afghan taliban has claimed its bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives to the base in khost, 150 kilometres from the capital kabul. Reallife thriller explores alqaida triple agents cia infiltration. The suicide bomber who penetrated a cia base in afghanistan last week and killed seven officers was not just any al qaeda double agent. Dec 31, 2009 the cia yesterday vowed to avenge the deaths of seven of its agents who were killed in a suicide bombing on wednesday in afghanistan, as it emerged that the bomber may have been invited on to the. Islamabad, pakistan the suicide bomber who killed seven c. One indication of this growing preference is the number of attacks, which rose from 1 in 1981 to more than 500 in 2007.
The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia, author joby warrick examines the unlikely story of an operative who infiltrated the cia and detonated a. Suicide bombing at cia camp in afghanistan likely revenge. Suicide bomber at us base in afghanistan was alqaeda double. On december 30, 2009, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a cia base in afghanistan. The use of suicide bombing has grown for three primary reasons. Afghanistan suicide bomb attack kills 12 people including. Abumulal albalawi, who successfully exploded a suicide vest on a cia base in afghanistan in 2009. Seven cia agents were among the americans killed in a suicide bombing by an afghan army soldier invited onto a u. Sep, 2017 afghanistan cricket ground hit by suicide bomb blast in kabul police said security forces sacrificed themselves to prevent the attacker from reaching the crowd inside the stadium in kabul. The frantic effort to save lives after a deadly attack on. Cia investigators believe suicide bomber was qaeda plant. The attack that injured hakimullah mehsud was part of a flurry of cia airstrikes launched after a suicide bomber infiltrated a cia base in khost, afghanistan, in late december and killed five cia. Since 1983, suicide bombing has become a favourite terrorist tactic of insurgent groups from sri lanka to chechnya to afghanistan. Friends and relatives of the photographer shah marai gather at his burial in kabul on april 30th.
Attacker in afghanistan was a double agent the new york. It was crazy and very little damage to the armoured vehicle so close got to be more carefull. Jul 19, 2011 the alqaida triple agent who infiltrated the cia in december 2009, an alqaida mole believed to be a cia informant detonated a suicide bomb inside a fortified military base in pakistan, killing. Two intelligence agents and 10 civilians were killed in jalalabad, authorities have confirmed, with.
How a double agent lured seven cia operatives to their. Reconstructing the bombing of a cia base washington post. A suicide bomber somehow managed to gain entry to a cia base in eastern afghanistan on december 30 and detonated explosives that killed at least eight. Published on dec 31, 2009 yesterday, a suicide bombing at a u. Afghanistan suicide bomb kills 33 near former cia base.
Dead were seven cia officers, a jordanian intelligence agent and their driver. The bomber appears to have been invited onto the base. The cia yesterday vowed to avenge the deaths of seven of its agents who were killed in a suicide bombing on wednesday in afghanistan, as it emerged that the bomber. Cia failed to pass on concerns about afghanistan suicide. Chapman was killed while fighting alongside the cia in 2002. It throws a spotlight on what has always been one of cia s murkier corners. The alqaida triple agent who infiltrated the cia in december 2009, an alqaida mole believed to be a cia informant detonated a suicide bomb inside a. Suicide bomb attack on cia was revenge for drone killing.
Dec 31, 2009 taliban kills seven cia agents in suicide bombing in afghanistan the taliban has inflicted a devastating blow on the cia by killing seven of its personnel inside a remote afghan base in a suicide. Taliban kills seven cia agents in suicide bombing in afghanistan. It was the most devastating attack on the cia in more than two decades. Suicide bombings in afghanistan, violent attacks in which the attacker accepts their own death as a direct result of the method used to harm, damage or destroy the target. Deadly blast at kabul supreme court jump to media player a suicide bomb attack in kabul has killed at least 16 people and injured more than 40 others. Cia takes revenge with missile strikes in pakistan world. Reallife thriller explores alqaida triple agents cia. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden. Ten years after a cia operation in afghanistan went wrong, a. The alqaida triple agent who infiltrated the cia wbur. It starts off with the bomb blasting of the khost cia outpost in afghanistan. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks against pakistan.
Labonte was one of seven cia employees who died when a suicide bomber. When the cia thought it had a line on ayman alzawahirial qaedas new chiefalmost any risk seemed worth it. The base is named for sergeant first class nathan chapman, the first u. The suicide bombing on a cia base in afghanistan last week was carried out by a jordanian doctor who was an alqaida doubleagent, western intelligence officials told. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Dec 31, 2009 suicide bomb attack at afghan cia base. Suicide bomb attack at afghan cia base the new american. For months, he provided the agency with independently verifiable intelligence on the terrorist network, and he promised to lead the cia to the groups most senior members. After a deadly attack on the cia in khost, afghanistan. Jul, 2015 a suicide car bomb kills at least 33 people near a military base once used by the cia in eastern afghanistan, officials say.
Suicide bomber kills at least 17 at funeral in afghanistan. It dispatched thousands of officers to central asia, some traditional spies, others paramilitary operatives. This photo provided by his family shows darren james labonte, 35, in afghanistan in 2007. It throws a spotlight on what has always been one of cias murkier corners. Dec 25, 2017 kabul, afghanistan cnnat least 10 people are dead after a suicide attacker detonated a bomb monday in the afghan capital of kabul, officials told cnn. A suicide car bomb kills at least 33 people near a military base once used by the cia in eastern afghanistan, officials say.
After a deadly attack on the cia in khost, afghanistan, the frantic. Marai was one of at least nine journalists killed in twin suicide bomb attacks on monday. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to. Suicide bombing in afghanistan devastates critical hub for cia. The names of all seven of the cia operatives killed last year in khost, afghanistan have now been placed in the agencys book of honor, meaning their secret cover has been lifted. Suicide bomb attempt thwarted in afghanistan bbc news. The final days of the suicide bomber who attacked the cia by joby. Five americans killed in suicide car bombing in southeastern. Cia patriots killed in the 2009 khost attacks will be. Cia failed to pass on concerns about afghanistan suicide bomber this article is more than 9 years old cia was warned of potential plot weeks. Two blackwater contractors died in a december 30 suicide bombing at a cia station in afghanistan, suggesting that the company is more enmeshed in cia business than the agency admits. Subcategories this category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. The attackers can use a wide range of methods, from suicide vests and belts to bomb trucks and cars and apcs filled to the brim with explosives. Taliban suicide attack kills cia agents at us outpost in afghanistan.
Surgeon joshua alley at centra lynchburg general hospital in virginia. Today, a spokesperson for the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Joby warrick, a washington post reporter, has brilliantly told their story in his book the triple agent. A post reporters new book tells the story of the reluctant suicide bomber who attacked the cia. Afghanistan on saturday blamed a devastating suicide bomb attack in kabul that killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 others on the talibanaffiliated haqqani network, former cia. Dec 25, 2017 ten people were killed in the bomb blast near the compound in the capital kabul, officials say. After the attack, the base was secured and 150 mostly afghan workers were. Honoring cia operatives killed in afghanistan suicide bombing. Aug 30, 2011 in the reallife thriller, the triple agent. Jan 17, 2006 soldiers on alert following a suicide attack in kabul on 28 september 2005 afp suicide bombers have struck more than two dozen times in afghanistan since neotaliban and alqaeda insurgents stepp. David martin reports on the recent taliban suicide bombing at a u. Washington reuters revelations that a double agent linked to al qaeda may have carried out last weeks bombing at a cia base in afghanistan suggests the group has achieved a. Seven central intelligence agency officers and contractors were killed and six more wounded in the suicide bomb attack at forward operating base chapman, cia director leon panetta said thursday.
Who are the haqqanis, afghanistans most feared insurgents. Cia employees killed in afghanistan suicide bomb attack. Cia inquiry cites failures in afghan bombing that killed. The suicide bomber who killed seven cia officers at a u. Jan 04, 2010 a former navy seal and an expolice officer whose wife is expecting the couples first child were among seven people killed in an attack targeting a cia base in afghanistan. Joshua alley was an air force surgeon in afghanistan on dec. A taliban suicide bomber detonated his vest by accident triggering everyone elses explosives, and killing all nine fighters pictured are taliban fighters in southern afghanistan the. Cia takes revenge with missile strikes in pakistan by bill van auken 7 january 2010 in an apparent campaign of revenge at least 20 people have died in drone missile attacks in pakistan since the.
The camp chapman attack was a suicide attack by humam khalil abumulal albalawi against the central intelligence agency facility inside forward operating base chapman on december 30, 2009. Afghanistan killing seven cia officers and one jordanian officer. It has been 10 years since he and his military colleagues tried to save lives after an attack on the cia in khost, afghanistan. Jan, 2020 an operation that went wrong on a remote base in afghanistan, killing seven cia officers, led to major changes in the way the agency conducts highthreat meetings. Apr 15, 2009 on the way to work feb 2006 in qalat, afghanistan, a suicide bomber took his life. Usually, the suicide bomber involved in a martyrdom operation will record his last words in a martyrdom video before they start their attack and will be released after the suicide attack was done. Fob chapman is located near forward operating base salerno, a military base used by u.
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