The Hizb-i-Islami of Afghanistan, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, claimed responsibility for the attack against an American convoy in Kabul on Thursday May 16. Six American military advisers (two Nato service members, four Nato contractors), and at least ten Afghan civilians were killed, and forty-two others wounded. Thirty vehicles, including two of foreigners, and dozens of houses were destroyed in the bombing.
The spokesman for the party, Haroon Zarghoon, told Reuters, “We planned this attack for over a week.” He identified the suicide bomber as Qari Qudratullah from central Lugar province.
“More attacks against Americans will come soon,” declared Zarghoon to the press. Asked about the reason, he said that Hizb-i-Islami was dismayed by the current talks between Afghanistan and the United States about a long-term security deal under which thousands of American soldiers could be based in Afghanistan for years to come. Read more







