May 2010 Kabul bombing
| May 2010 Kabul bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Taliban insurgency | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | May 18, 2010 |
| Target | NATO convoy |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Deaths | 18 |
| Injured | 52 |
| Perpetrator | Taliban |
The May 2010 Kabul bombing occurred on May 18, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Eighteen people, including five US soldiers and a Canadian soldier, were killed and 52 were injured when a NATO convoy was targeted by a Taliban suicide attacker. It was the deadliest attack against NATO forces in Afghanistan since September 2009, when six Italian soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber. Two full colonels and two lieutenant colonels were killed in the attack, making it the deadliest attack against ranking officers in Afghanistan. With the attack, the total number of Americans killed in Afghanistan crossed one thousand.