Special Report - 08/15/11
Suicide bombers attack Afghan governor; 22 die

A team of six suicide bombers - some wearing explosive vests - stormed a provincial governor's compound in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 22 people in the latest high-profile attack to target prominent Afghan government officials, author ities said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the Parwan provincial capital of Charikar, some 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Kabul. The province is home to Bagram Air Field, a sprawling base for U.S. and NATO troops.

The coordinated assault is the most recent in a string of spectacular Taliban attacks within an hour's drive of Kabul - a worrying sign of the insurgency's strength near the heart of the country and its determination to target Afghanistan's nascent leadership.
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