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| Insurgent says Haqqani was behind Afghanistan attacks CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- An insurgent who took part in a series of sustained assaults in Kabul and across eastern parts of Afghanistan said he was working for the Haqqani network, a ruthless, well-trained organization linked to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kabul attack could spark US-Pakistan tension Fox News Afghan officials on Monday said a gunman arrested in the attacks told authorities the simultaneous strikes in Kabul and three other cities were carried out by the Haqqani network, a militant group allegedly linked to Pakistan's spy agency. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pentagon: Haqqani Network Behind 18-Hour Afghan Assault Voice of America Nearly 18 hours of fighting in the capital and parts of three provinces ended early Monday, when Afghan troops backed by NATO helicopters attacked a building in Kabul where the last militants were hiding. Witnesses said they watched rocket-propelled ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New explosions rock Kabul after Afghan forces repel earlier attacks CNN International By Mitra Mobasherat and Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A series of explosions rocked central Kabul early Monday, the day after Afghan security forces said they repulsed a wave of insurgent attacks in the capital and three other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Karzai Calls for Investigation of Attack Wall Street Journal By DION NISSENBAUM, ZIAULHAQ SULTANI and HABIB KHAN TOTAKHILKABUL—Afghan forces and their Western allies brought a rapid succession of attacks in Kabul to an end on Monday, 18 hours after they began. The battles left 11 Afghan service members, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Haqqani Offensive? Afghan Forces Battle Insurgents in the Streets of Kabul TIME By John Wendle / Kabul Monday, Apr. 16, 2012 Officers from the Afghan police and National Directorate of Security run across an exposed intersection during heavy fighting in Kabul's diplomatic enclave, fearing snipers, April 15, 2012. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Video of Taliban Firefight in Kabul and Its Aftermath New York Times (blog) As my colleague Alissa J. Rubin reports, Afghan forces on Monday ended a complex attack by Taliban fighters in the heart of Kabul and the main cities of three provinces, retaking a building in the capital that had been used as a base of operations. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kabul fighting ends after 18 hours of intense gunfire msnbc.com The attacks on Western embassies in Kabul, the Afghan capital, raise questions about the competence of Afghan security forces. NBC's Sohel Uddin reports. Updated at 11:36 pm ET: Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the center ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Afghan Taliban says rehearsed attack for two months Reuters By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni | KABUL (Reuters) - The insurgents who mounted weekend attacks in central Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan carefully rehearsed for months, even building small military-style models and pre-positioning weapons, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kabul fighting ends with explosions, heavy gunfire Baltimore Sun (blog) KABUL (Reuters) - Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, ended on Monday after 18 hours of gunfire, rocket attacks and explosions, police and government officials said. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| News of the world in photos: Street battles in Aghan capital Seattle Post Intelligencer COM STAFF Gunfire and smoke is seen coming out of a building occupied by militants during a battle with Afghan-led forces, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. The Afghan capital awoke Monday to a second day of explosions and heavy gunfire as Afghan-led ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan Forces Repel 18 Hour Attack in Kabul Voice of America April 16, 2012 Afghan Forces Repel 18 Hour Attack in Kabul Brian Padden | Islamabad After early morning explosions and heavy gunfire on Monday shook the Afghan capital and three other Afghan provinces, the Ministry of Interior says fighting that began ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Karzai faults Afghan intelligence -- and NATO -- in attacks Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that a series of tightly coordinated insurgent attacks that rocked the Afghan capital were the result of intelligence failures by his own government but “especially NATO. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Assault on Kabul: Taliban claim attacks as show of strength MinnPost.com By Scott Baldauf and Zubair Babakarkhail, Christian Science Monitor | 09:00 am Teams of insurgents struck within Kabul and three other cities in coordinated attacks on Sunday in what Taliban are calling the insurgency's opening salvos of the spring ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan officials blame attacks on Haqqani network Seattle Post Intelligencer DEB RIECHMANN, AP, RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press A US Chinook helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan, during a visit of NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Thursday, April 12, 2012. NATO said Thursday it is on track to fully hand over ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Afghan Militants Blame Attacks on Haqqanis TIME By AP / RAHIM FAIEZ and and DEB RIECHMANN Monday, Apr. 16, 2012 (KABUL, Afghanistan) — A militant arrested in the attacks on the Afghan capital and three other cities has confessed that the 18-hour assault was carried out by the Haqqani network, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Attacks in Afghanistan end after 18 hours of intense battle Boston Herald By Hashmat Baktash and Mark Magnier / Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan, and NEW DELHI — Fighting ended Monday morning some 18 hours after the Taliban launched a coordinated attack on Western embassies, NATO headquarters and Afghan government ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Taliban attack: Kabul insurgency over after 18-hour assault — RT By RT Government forces and coalition helicopters have finally put an end to insurgents' 18-hour attacks in Afghanistan. The Taliban-claimed raid on Kabul'sdiplomatic area and three eastern cities was the most serious since the Taliban was ousted ... News RSS : Today |
| Taliban launch bold offensive in Kabul, three other cities | NOLA.com By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents struck the heart of the Afghan capital and three eastern cities Sunday, firing automatic weapons and grenades at embassies, government buildings and NATO bases as they launched the spring fighting season with the boldest and most complex assault in years. kabul.jpg Ahmad Jamshid/Associated PressAfghan security forces rush .... More stories in New Orleans Military News. Previous story. Oil sheen in Gulf of Mexico has been reduced in ... New Orleans Metro Real Time News |
| Kabul Attacks: Even Before Taliban Siege Ends, A Battle For ... By The Huffington Post News Editors Follow: World News. Kabul Afghanistan Attacks Taliban. Afghan security forces rush into battle against Taliban militants during a siege of Kabul on Sunday. WASHINGTON -- It didn't take long after the first suicide bomber blew himself up in ... The Huffington Post | Full News Feed |
| Afghan forces regain control of Kabul after attacks | Pakistan Today ... By faizan Afghanistan said its forces regained control of Kabul on Monday after killing Taliban militants -- some disguised as women in burqas -- who launched one of the biggest attacks on the capital in a decade of war. Pakistan Today | Latest news... |
| Long Gunbattle Proving Kabul Security Still Tenuous - World - CBN ... Terrorists with al Qaeda connections launched simultaneous attacks around Afghanistan over the weekend, including a deadly 18-hour gunbattle in Kabul. ...Add CBN News, articles, latest videos and blog feeds to your favorite RSS reader. CBN.com - CBN News |
| Pak-US ties rattle as US embassy attacked in Kabul | AAJ News By Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US embassy, along with several other points within the Afghan capital came under a severe 18 hour attack here on Monday. The attack is suspected to be carried out by Pakistani-based militants. This attack is considered to impact ... AAJ News |
| Fighting ends in Kabul, all militants killed: Afghanistan | The News ... By Farhad Arian Kabul: Afghan forces regained control of Kabul on Monday, Afghan officials said, adding that all the militants involved in the attacks had been killed. While talking to a news conference, Afghan Interior Minister Bismillah Mohammadi said a total ... The News Tribe |
| Taliban launches attacks in Kabul | Otago Daily Times Online News ... The Taliban have launched a series of coordinated attacks across the Afghan capital and at least three eastern provinces, targeting NATO bases, parliament and foreign embassies in a complex assault that shows the insurgents can still... Otago Daily Times: |
| World News - Afghan President Karzai slams NATO over 18-hour ... By NBC News and msnbc.com news services Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that the massive Taliban offensive in Kabul and three other provinces showed a "failure" by the intelligence services, and especially by NATO. In his first statement regarding the 18-hour siege of ... Newsvine - World News - Articles |
| Kabul awakes to more insurgent attacks | Top Stories | BigPond News More explosions and heavy gunfire in Afghan captial. Priority Top Stories |
| BBC News - Afghan attacks: Fighting 'over' in Kabul Fighting in the Afghan capital has ended, officials say, some 18 hours after the siege by Taliban militants began. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17724261 |
| Taliban launches largest attack on Kabul in 11 years | World news ... Government areas in Kabul and several other key locations in Afghanistan rocked by gunfire and explosions. www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/.../taliban-largest-attack-kab... |
| World News - Kabul fighting ends after 18 hours of intense gunfire Updated at 11:36 p.m. ET: Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours ... worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11207702-kabul-fighting-end... |
| Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan ... news.yahoo.com/heavy-fighting-continues-kabul-streets-0137... |
| Kabul attack could spark US-Pakistan tension | Fox News A brazen, 18-hour attack allegedly carried out by Pakistan-based militants on targets in the Afghan capital, including the U.S. Embassy, could spark fresh tension ... www.foxnews.com/.../kabul-attack-could-spark-us-pakistan-te... |
| Taliban Stage Brazen Coordinated Assaults in Kabul ... - ABC News Taliban insurgents have laid siege to several Kabul neighborhoods, targeting military bases, diplomatic residences, a hotel and Afghanistan's parliament in a series of brazen, coordinated attacks carried out in broad ... abcnews.go.com/International/taliban-stage-brazen.../story?... |
| Series of blasts, rocket fire rock Kabul diplomatic - RT The Taliban has launched coordinated attacks on the diplomatic area and NATO headquarters in Kabul, also targeting adjoining provinces. The group says it's ... rt.com/news/kabul-explosions-diplomatic-area-089/ |
| 'Retaliation Attacks': Taliban Target Kabul - Sky News A series of attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul were in retaliation for Koran burnings, a US Marine urination video and the Kandahar massacre, the Taliban has reportedly claimed. news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16208980 |
| Militant in Kabul assault confesses to Haqqani links - World - CBC ... A militant arrested in the attacks on the Afghan capital and three other cities has confessed that the 18-hour assault was carried out by the Haqqani network, ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../afghan-kabul-monday.html?... |
| Series of attacks shake Kabul - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera ... Taliban claim responsibility as Western embassies and key government buildings come under attack in Afghan capital. www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/.../201241593838792459.html |
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