result of those attacks. as i said, they re in the spring offensive trying to show how resurgent they are right now. just a few weeks ago in the southern city of kandahar they had a two-day attack. many people killed and injured. taliban saying they are strong and not going away and don t want to be a part of peace or reconciliation effort with this government. mohammad jamjoom for us in kabul. we appreciate you as always. let s turn for what we re hearing from army general david petraeus issuing a warning today telling the international and american forces under his command in afghanistan to be aware of the potential for high profile attacks over the summer. the warning comes a day after a convoy of u.s. consulate vehicles was attacked in northwest pakistan. taliban claiming responsibility there saying it was payback for killing of osama bin laden. one person killed there. 11 others were hurt. all pakistanis. president obama meanwhile with cia headquarters in virginia yesterday than
hospital in the afghan capital. this was happening this morning. a developing story here. we need to bring in mohammad jamjoom joining me from kabul this morning. give us the update. what exactly happened at this hospital? reporter: good morning, t.j. the latest information we have as far as casualty figures from intelligence officials here they say six killed, 26 injured when a suicide bomber attacked a military hospital here in kabul that was a little bit earlier this morning. now, we ve also heard from other intelligence officials but they say there s a concern that there s a second suicide bomber that s running around in that hospital and may try to detonate himself and they are trying to catch that suicide bomber. the taliban as you mentioned has claimed responsibility for this attack but they have a different version of events. they say two members went to this hospital. one of them did accomplish his mission of blowing himself up. the other was shot by security force its and t
condition after undergoing surgery. police in mexico arrested the leader of one of the country s most notorious drug reasons. balderas operated the gang. i talked to a former dea agent a short time ago. this is major. you ve got to remember this gang was responsible for large shipments over a long period of time, over ten years, coming from mexico to united states. you re talking about cocaine, marijuana. also, because they were able to free up the borders and get control over the borders, there is methamphetamine and heroin that crossed the borders as well. barragan was wanted in the united states. the united states offered a $5 million reward for his capture. a suicide bomber attacked an afghan military hospital in kabul. a taliban spokesman claims 51
the taliban is saying that 51 people were killed as a result of this attack. a lot of rapidly moving developments this morning and a lot to find out in the next few years. officials do believe that casualty figures will increase during the day. what is this place and would there have been a reason for americans to have been there? reporter: t.j., as far as we know no reason for americans to be there just afghan security forces. this would be a place where injuries sustained during wartime security operations, afghan security officials and security officers would be there. that s as far as we know right now. not a surprise that it would be a target of the taliban. they are trying to undermine the government here going after high profile security targets. in the past few days the afghan taliban which is having its spring offensive right now carried out a spectacular attack on a bus carrying police officers in another part of the country. many dead and injured as a
know is doomsday. the start of the apocalypse according to the family radio network, which has spent a lot of time, energy, effort and in fact money, millions of dollars, to try to warn you that the end is here. hello to you all on this final cnn saturday morning for this may 21st. i m t.j. holmes. we ll get back to that in just a moment. first, need to tell you about a developing story happening right now. there s been a suicide attack inside the main afghan military hospital in kabul. our correspondent in the afghan capital told us moments ago that at least six people were killed, more than two dozen injured. taliban taking responsibility here. they claim 51 people have been killed. taliban spokesman says a second suicide bomber was shot to death before he could set off his explosives. this military hospital is a 400-bed hospital that served afghan military personnel. no americans are believed to be