Afghan soldiers retake Kabul hotel after Taliban assault
The Taliban took control of an upscale hotel at a lake on the outskirts of Kabul for 12 hours before Afghan commandos killed the members of the suicide assault team.
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Haqqani Network blamed for coordinated attacks in Afghanistan
Afghan officials said a Haqqani Network operative captured in Nangarhar admitted that his group was behind yesterday’s suicide assaults in four provinces.
Taliban launch coordinated attacks in Kabul and 3 provinces
Suicide bombers and assault teams struck in the capital and in Nangarhar, Paktia, and Logar.
Suicide bomber kills 17 in Kabul, including 5 ISAF troops
A suicide bomber flipped an up-armored Rhino in the capital; the Taliban claimed credit for the attack. Three Australian soldiers were killed in Kandahar, and a female suicide bomber attacked Afghan intelligence officials in Kunar.
Karzai assassination plotters part of Kabul Attack Network
The six-man cell included a medical professor, three university students, and a member of Karzai’s presidential bodyguard.
Taliban launch complex attack on US embassy in Kabul
A Taliban team launched rocket-propelled grenades at the US embassy and ISAF headquarters from a high-rise under construction, while suicide bombers attacked two police stations.
NDS dismantles Kabul Attack Network cell
An Afghan intelligence operation led to the arrest of three Taliban facilitators linked to an urban attack against Afghan police in June. Future plots were also disrupted.
Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Kabul
The Taliban targeted the office of the British Council, killing eight people.