Jan 14 (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack on a luxury hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least two guards on Monday, a police official said. In the past year, the hardline Islamist Taliban has killed at least 200 civilians in more than 140 suicide attacks throughout the country in a campaign to oust the pro-Western Afghan government and drive out foreign troops. Here is a timeline showing some of the attacks in and around the capital in the past six months. June 17, 2007: A Taliban suicide bomber blows up a police bus, killing 24 and wounding dozens. Aug. 15: A roadside bomb kills three German embassy bodyguards just outside the city. Sept. 29: In the worst suicide bombing so far in Kabul, a suicide bomb attack on an army bus kills 28 Afghan troops and two civilians. The Taliban claims responsibility. Oct. 2: At least 11 civilians and police officers are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a bus carrying Afghan police. Oct. 6: A suicide car bomb kills five Afghan civilians and a U.S. soldier on a road near Kabul airport. Nov 24: Suicide bomber kills nine civilians, six of them children, and an Italian soldier at the opening of a new bridge on the outskirts of the capital. Nov. 27: Two civilians are killed by a suicide bomb targeting a U.S. security convoy outside a Defence Ministry building. Dec. 4: A NATO convoy is hit by a suicide attack near Kabul airport. A Taliban spokesman says the blast, which wounds 22 Afghans, was meant to "welcome" U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Dec. 5: Suicide bomber kills 13 in an a rush-hour attack on a bus carrying Afghan army personnel in southwestern Kabul. Jan. 14, 2008: Suicide bomb attack on the Serena Hotel kills two guards and wounds a Norwegian journalist. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, who was staying at the hotel, was said to be safe. (For story see AFGHAN-BLAST [nISL38162])) (Writing by Gill Murdoch; Singapore Editorial Reference Unit)
U.S. Staff Sergeant Dustin Brueggemann from the 2nd Brigade combat team, 82nd Airborne Division listens to residents during a patrol in Baghdad's Adhamiya district January 5, 2008. David Matsuda, an anthropology ...
