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A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
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Camp Chapman attack
2009 suicide bombing of a US Armed Forces base in Khost Province, Afghanistan
The Camp Chapman attack was a suicide attack by Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi against the Central Intelligence Agency facility inside Forward Operating Base Chapman on December 30, 2009. One of the main tasks of the CIA personnel stationed at the base was to provide…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Forward Operating Base Chapman
US military/CIA base in Khost province, Afghanistan (2001–13)
Forward Operating Base Chapman, also known as Camp Chapman, was a U.S. installation situated in Khost province, Afghanistan, on an airstrip 2 miles east of Khost. It was opened by the United States Army and extensively used by the Central Intelligence Agency.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Central Intelligence Agency
Intelligence and covert action agency of the United States
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting covert operations. The agency is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Afghanistan
Country in Central Asia
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)