AGHANISTAN Deadliest attacks

Some of the deadliest insurgent attacks in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led offensive began Oct. 7, 2001:

July 7, 2008 — A suicide car bomb detonates at the gates of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing 41 people and wounding nearly 150.

Feb. 17, 2008 — A suicide bomber penetrates a crowd watching a dogfighting competition in the Taliban’s former stronghold of Kandahar, killing more than 100 people.

Nov. 6, 2007 — Six lawmakers are killed by a suicide bomber in northern Baghlan province during a visit to a sugar factory. Sixty-one students also die in the bombing and the subsequent shooting by guards.

June 17, 2007 — A bomb rips through a bus carrying police instructors in Kabul, killing 35 people.

Feb. 27, 2007 — A suicide bomber detonates his explosives outside the main U.S. base at Bagram Air Field, killing 23 people, during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney.

Sept. 8, 2006 — A car bomber rams a U.S. convoy in Kabul, killing 16, including two American soldiers.

Aug. 28, 2006 — A suicide bomber targets an ex-police chief in Lashkar Gah, killing 21 civilians.

Aug. 13, 2003 — An explosion tears apart a bus in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 15 civilians.

Sept. 5, 2002 — A car bomb in Kabul kills 30 people and wounds 167.

Source: Associated Press