2009 Kandahar bombing

25 August 2009 Kandahar bombing
Kandahar province within Afghanistan
Location	Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Date	25 August 2009
Attack type	suicide truck bombing
Deaths	43
Non-fatal injuries	At least 65
Perpetrators	Taliban

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The 25 August 2009 Kandahar bombing killed 43 people and injured at least 65 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban were thought to be responsible.^[1]

A wedding hall and a dozen houses were destroyed in the explosion.^[2] The target was apparently the headquarters of a Japanese construction company.^[3]

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2009	Granai airstrike Kunduz airstrike Narang night raid February 2009 Kabul raids 2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack 2009 Kandahar bombing 2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing Camp Chapman attack
2010	Khataba raid February 2010 Kabul attack Uruzgan helicopter attack Sangin airstrike Maywand District murders Tarok Kolache Nadahan wedding bombing May 2010 Kabul bombing 2010 Badakhshan massacre
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