Tag: Kabul
Pak based Haqqani network behind Kabul Hotel killings: General Allen
Gen. John R. Allen, ISAF commander and commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan Friday accused that the Haqqani terrorist network is linked to the...
US general accuses Haqqani network of Kabul attack
The US commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan on Friday accused the Pakistan-based Haqqani network of orchestrating a 12-hour siege on a lakeside hotel...
Taliban storm lakeside hotel in Kabul, 18 dead
Taliban militants armed with guns and rockets attacked a lakeside hotel near Kabul overnight, seizing dozens of hostages including women and children and killing...
Endgame in Afghanistan
The second in the series of Conferences titled ‘Heart of Asia’ was held in Kabul on 14th of June. The initial conference was held...
US defence chief visits Kabul on unannounced visit
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in the Afghan capital on an unannounced trip Thursday, a day after a suicide bombing attack and an...
Taliban denies reports of Haqqani’s death
The Taliban on Wednesday denied reports of the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Pakistani-linked Haqqani network which is regularly blamed for...
NATO a step closer to getting out of Afghan war
NATO took a step closer to getting out of the Afghan war on Sunday as the Kabul government announced local forces would take over...
Taliban hit Kabul, 7 dead after Obama visit
Taliban bombers attacked a heavily fortified guesthouse used by Westerners in Kabul on Wednesday, announcing the start of their annual “spring offensive” in defiance...
Digging out a bargain
Announcing that Kabul and New Delhi have agreed on a transit fee of 49.49 US cents per MMBTU for the proposed Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan...
Kabul attacks will help US press Pakistan: analysts
The weekend attacks on Kabul, blamed by the US on the Pakistan-linked Haqqani network, will strengthen Washington’s hand in talks with Islamabad over drone...
Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hour Kabul attack ends
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack on Kabul showed a "failure" by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO,...
Afghan forces regain control of Kabul after attacks
Afghanistan said its forces regained control of Kabul on Monday after killing Taliban militants -- some disguised as women in burqas -- who launched...
Gunmen attack embassies, parliament in Kabul
Gunmen launched multiple attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, assaulting Western embassies in the heavily guarded, central diplomatic area and at the...
Kabul downplays call on US to leave Afghan villages
Kabul appeared to step back Saturday from a call on US troops to leave villages and withdraw to bases, saying the demand was “nothing...
12 Turkish soldiers killed in Kabul helicopter crash
Twelve Turkish soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, in what is believed to be Turkey’s...
NATO recalls staff in Kabul ministries after officer deaths
NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, said on Saturday he was recalling all staff working at ministries in the Afghan capital after...
No guarantee Afghan talks will succeed, US and Kabul told
As Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani appealed to the Taliban and other militant groups in Afghanistan to participate in the intra-Afghan reconciliation process on...
