| May 2010 Kabul bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Taliban insurgency | |
  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | May 18, 2010 |
| Target | NATO convoy |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Deaths | 18 |
| Injured | 52 |
| Perpetrator |  Taliban |
The May 2010 Kabul bombing occurred on May 18, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan. 18 people, including 5 US soldiers and a Canadian soldier, were killed and 52 were injured when a NATO convoy was targeted by a Taliban suicide attacker.[1] It was the deadliest attack against NATO forces in Afghanistan since September 2009, when six Italian soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber.[2][3] Two full colonels and two lieutenant colonels were killed in this attack, making it the deadliest attack against ranking officers in Afghanistan.[4] With this attack, the total number of Americans killed in Afghanistan crossed one thousand.[5]
- ^ "Kabul suicide bomber kills 18 in attack on Nato convoy". BBC News. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
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- ^ Nordland, Rod (May 20, 2010). "Toll in Kabul Suicide Attack Included U.S. and Canadian Officers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ Dao, James; Lehren, Andrew (May 18, 2010). "Grim Milestone: 1,000 Americans Dead". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.