Terror Attack Catalogue

Date: April 12th, 2010
Method: Mortar
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Death Toll: 3
Injury Toll: 0
Perpetrators: Taliban

The Associated Press reports:

Three women died when mortars fired by suspected insurgents fell on their homes in an increasingly volatile area just north of the capital Kabul, officials said Tuesday.

The entrenched Taliban insurgency is accused of targeting Afghan civilians to spread fear and undercut the authority of Afghanistan's central government, which remains weak, particularly outside Kabul. Formerly stable areas such as Kapisa have become virtual no-go zones for foreigners and non-governmental organizations.