1 5 ▁– ▁A ▁car ▁bomb ▁expl odes ▁at ▁a ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Afghan istan ▁province ▁of ▁P akt ika , ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁ 8 9 ▁people ▁and ▁inj uring ▁scores ▁more ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dead liest ▁attacks ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁Ex pl os ions ▁and ▁gun fire ▁are ▁reported ▁near ▁Kab ul ▁International ▁Airport ▁as ▁milit ants ▁tempor arily ▁capture ▁a ▁building ▁under ▁construction . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁A ▁Tal ib an ▁suic ide ▁bom ber ▁blow s ▁himself ▁up ▁outside ▁Kab ul ▁International ▁Airport ▁killing ▁three ▁foreign ▁advis ers ▁and ▁an ▁Afghan ▁interpreter . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁In ▁Her at , ▁two ▁Finn ish ▁women ▁working ▁for ▁a ▁foreign ▁aid ▁organization ▁are ▁shot ▁and ▁killed . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁Ins urg ents ▁stop ▁min ib uses ▁in ▁Gh ō r ▁Province ▁and ▁execute ▁ 1 4 ▁Sh i ite ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁A ▁suic ide ▁bom ber ▁k ills ▁Hash mat ▁Kar za i , ▁the ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁a ▁regional ▁power bro ker , ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K and ah ar . ▁ ▁August ▁ ▁August ▁ 5 ▁– ▁A ▁U . S . ▁major ▁general ▁Harold ▁J . ▁Gre ene ▁is ▁killed , ▁and ▁a ▁German ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁and ▁several ▁American ▁troops ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁wounded , ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁an ▁Afghan