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April 2012 Afghanistan attacks

April 2012 Afghanistan attacks
Part of War in Afghanistan
US Embassy in Kabul
LocationKabul, Nangarhar, Paktia and Logar provinces
Coordinates33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65
Date13:00 on 15 April 2012 (2012-04-15)-
07:00 on 16 April 2012 (2012-04-16) AST[1][2] (UTC+04:30)
TargetFive Embassies, ISAF bases, Parliament, government buildings, airport,[3] hotel.
DeathsAt least 47 killed (39 insurgents, 8 security forces, 4 civilians)[4][5][6]
InjuredAt least 44 injured (39 security forces, 5 civilians)
PerpetratorsAfghan Taliban[7]
Haqqani Network (suspected)[8]

The April 2012 Afghanistan attacks[9][10][11] took place on Sunday, 15 April 2012, at around 13:00 local time (08:30 UTC) when heavily armed Taliban insurgents and suicide bombers launched multiple coordinated attacks throughout Afghanistan.[7] Insurgents launched the 2012 spring offensive on multiple locations, including government buildings, military bases, and embassies.[12] Attacks occurred in four Afghan provinces, including Kabul and Paktia.[13] Different reports attribute responsibility for the attacks to either Taliban or the Haqqani network although the Taliban have claimed responsibility.[14]

  1. ^ "Taliban assault on Afghan capital 'over'". Al Jazeera. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Taliban strike across Afghanistan in 'spring offensive'". BBC. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ^ Mitra Mobasherat; Mohammed Jamjoom (15 April 2012). "Coordinated Afghanistan assaults target presidential palace, embassies". CNN. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Taliban assault on Afghan capital 'over'". Al Jazeera. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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  7. ^ a b Eltaf Najafizada; James Rupert (15 April 2012). "Afghanistan's Taliban Hit Four Cities in Biggest Spring Attack". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Taliban attacks rocks Kabul; Afghan interior ministry holds Haqqani network responsible for attacks". South Asian News Agency. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  9. ^ Pizzey, Allen (15 April 2012). "Taliban's spring offensive is a worrying sign". CBS. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  10. ^ Hamid Shalizi; Jack Kimball (15 April 2012). "Taliban attack Afghanistan in "spring offensive"". Yahoo via Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Afghan Forces Respond to Coordinated Attacks". United States Department of Defense. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Western embassies targeted in multiple Taliban attacks in Kabul". msnbc.com. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  13. ^ Shah, Amir (15 April 2012). "Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities". Google News via AP. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Taliban launch coordinated Afghan attacks". CBS News via AP. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

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