Possible Attacks At Afghan Celebration: US

'US Warns of Possible Attacks at Afghan Celebration', The Associated Press, 18 August 2008

EXCERPT: "The top U.S. general in Afghanistan issued a rare public warning that militants are planning attacks during the country's Independence Day on Monday. Just hours before the alert went out, a suicide bomber killed nine Afghans near a U.S. base. The warning by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser said 'credible intelligence' indicated that militants planned to attack civilian, military and government targets. A U.S. military statement said an increase in security and public awareness can 'save Afghan lives, defeating the enemies' plan to discredit the Afghan government.' Two hours before the warning was issued, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a U.S. base in the eastern province of Khost, killing nine Afghan laborers and wounding 13, according to Khost Gov. Arsallah Jamal. Security forces stopped a second attacker from detonating his explosives."

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See also:
'Taliban attack US base on Afghan independence day', International Herald Tribune, 18 August 2008
'7,000 police in Kabul before celebration', The Canadian Press, 18 August 2008
'Afghan Independence Day threat "credible"' CNN International, 18 August 2008
'Jihadis shift attention to war in Afghanistan', The Christian Science Monitor, 18 August 2008

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