September 2003 in Afghanistan

Grabar Kitarovic began her visit on Sunday to Afghanistan's capital Kabul, where she met Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.

"I am proud that Croatia, over these 12 years, has participated in the first combat mission of NATO, ISAF [International Security Assistance Force], and is now participating in Operation Determined Support," she said.

A suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a British embassy vehicle in Kabul on Nov. 27, officials said, killing at least five Afghans and wounding 34 bystanders in the latest blast to hit the city.

Survivors of a horrific suicide attack which killed 57 people at a volleyball game in eastern Afghanistan told Nov. 24 how the blast ripped through a crowd of spectators enjoying the final moments of the match.