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Encyclopedia > 2007 Bagram Air Base bombing
2007 Bagram Air Base bombing
Location Bagram, Afghanistan
Target(s) Dick Cheney (purported)
Date February 27, 2007
10 A.M (GMT+4:30 Kabul (UTC))
Attack type suicide attack
Deaths 23
Injured 20
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War in Afghanistan

(2001–present) Aromatic vials in the shape of Greek gods, Begram, 2nd century. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A suicide attack is an attack on a military or civilian target, in which an attacker intends to kill others, and knows that they will either certainly or most likely die in the process (see suicide). ... For other uses of War in Afghanistan, see War in Afghanistan (disambiguation). ... For other uses of War in Afghanistan, see War in Afghanistan (disambiguation). ...

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Terrorist attacks:
Kabul – Bagram Air Base – Baghlan – Hotel Serena – Kandahar – Spin Boldak

The 2007 Bagram Air Base bombing was a suicide attack that had killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, while Dick Cheney, the Vice President of the United States, was visiting.[1] The attack occurred inside one of the security gates surrounding the heavily guarded base 60 km north of Kabul.[1] Combatants Afghanistan Northern Alliance  United Kingdom  United States Taliban Commanders Abdul Rashid Dostum Unknown Strength 300-500 men Casualties Afghans: 40-50 killed, at least 50 injured U.S./U.K.: 1 killed, 9 injured 200-400 killed 86 captured The battle of Qala-i-Jangi took place between November... Combatants United States, United Kingdom, Afghan Northern Alliance Taliban, al-Qaeda Commanders Tommy Franks, Bismillah Khan Osama bin Laden Strength N/A Unknown Casualties No Coalition deaths reported; Northern Alliance N/A 200+ killed Location of Tora Bora, near the border to the Kurram Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal... Combatants  United States,  Canada,  United Kingdom,  New Zealand,  Australia,  Denmark,  France,  Norway,  Germany Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda Commanders Major General Franklin Hagenbeck Unknown Strength 2,000 500–1,500 Casualties 8 U.S. servicemen killed, 82 wounded, 7 Afghan soldiers killed 500–800 [1] A map showing the pre-operation... Operation Red Wing was a counterterrorism mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, involving four Navy SEAL members. ... Combatants United States, Canada, Afghan National Army Taliban insurgents Casualties 1 killed, 1 wounded (U.S.) 1 killed, 3 wounded (Canada) 8 killed (ANA) 32 killed The Battle of Lashkagar is a military engagement that took place on March 29, 2006. ... Combatants United States, Canada, UK,  Romania, Netherlands, Afghan National Army Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda Commanders Brig. ... Combatants United Kingdom, Afghan National Army United States Canada Denmark The Netherlands Estonia Taliban insurgents Commanders ISAF: David Richards (July 06-Feb 07), Dan McNeill (from Feb 2007) Helmand TF: Ed Butler/Charlie Knaggs(May-Nov 06) Jerry Thomas(Nov 06-Apr 07) John Lorimer(Apr-Oct 07) Mullah Dadullah... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Combatants Canada, Afghan National Army support from United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark, Taliban insurgents Strength 2,000 1,200+ Casualties Canada: 12 killed, 44 wounded U.S.: 1 killed U.K.: 14 killed (MR-2 crash) 517 killed, 85 captured[2] Operation Medusa was a Canadian-led offensive by... Combatants Canada, U.S, U.K, Netherlands, Estonia, Afghan National Army Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda Commanders Gen. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Combatants United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Netherlands, Denmark, Afghan National Army Taliban insurgents Commanders Maj. ... Combatants Canada, Afghan National Army supported by Portugal (100 SF), UK Taliban insurgents Commanders Lt. ... Combatants Netherlands, Afghan National Army, United States, Australia Taliban insurgents Commanders Colonel Hans van Griensven [1], Lieutenant-Colonel Rob Querido [1] Mullah Mutalib † [1], Mullah Ismael †[1] Strength 500+ Dutch soldiers, 100 Afghan police 500-1,500 Casualties 2 killed (Dutch)[2] 1 killed (United States) 16 killed (Afghan police... Combatants United States, Afghan National Army Taliban insurgents Strength Unknown ~75 Casualties None 20+ The Battle of Firebase Anaconda is a military engagement that took place on August 8th, 2007. ... The 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing occurred on November 6, 2007 when a bomb exploded in the centre of Baghlan, Afghanistan, while a delegation of parliamentarians was visiting. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Bagram Air Base (ICAO: OAIX) is an airport located at the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parvan, Afghanistan. ... A suicide attack is an attack on a military or civilian target, in which an attacker intends to kill others, and knows that they will either certainly or most likely die in the process (see suicide). ... Bagram Air Base (ICAO: OAIX) is an airport located at the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parvan, Afghanistan. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... The Vice President of the United States[1] (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS[2] or Veep) is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ...


Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack and said Vice President Cheney was its target, although there is no proof that any terrorist organization was aware of Cheney's presence on the base.[1] However, recently a Taliban spokesman said that Osama Bin Laden himself planned the attack, and reiterated that Cheney was the intended target.[citation needed] This claim is supported by the relatively limited number of large suicide bombings carried out in Afghanistan, combined with the intensity of this attack, and the fact that Cheney was at the base. FUCK UR MOM IN THE ASS HOLE. However, since there is no proof that the Taliban knew Cheney was there, this could be an opportunistic claim to try to show that Osama Bin Laden is still active. The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are a Sunni Muslim and ethnic Pashtun movement [2] that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the Northern Alliance, United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ...


Cheney was unhurt in the attack. Among the dead were an American soldier, PFC Daniel Zizumbo, an American contractor, a South Korean soldier, and 20 Afghan workers at the base.[2] For Korea as a whole, see Korea. ...


See also

  • Yoon Jang-ho, the South Korean soldier who died in the attack

Yoon Jang-ho (Hangul: 윤장호; Hanja: 尹章豪; September 21, 1980 – February 27, 2007) was a sergeant serving as an English translator in Afghanistan as a member of the Dasan Engineering Unit, which is part of the South Korean military. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c The Associated Press (2007-02-27). Cheney unhurt in blast outside Afghan base. CNN. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
  2. ^ Tang, Alisa. "Cheney OK After Afghan Blast; 23 Killed", Newsday.com, February 27, 2007. 

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • "Cheney targeted in Taliban attack", Aljazeera.net. 
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