Kabul

Kabul capital

BBC News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Real estate prices in Afghanistan go through the roof

Rocket Hits Near International Luxury Hotel in Kabul

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Afghan officials have said a rocket hit near a luxury hotel in the capital Kabul late Saturday, injuring four people. Earlier, police in northeastern Afghanistan said two back-to-back roadside bombs killed two teenagers and wounded two others. Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Zamary Bashary told VOA that a rocket hit the road between a hospital and the [...]

• Rocket Hits Near International Luxury Hotel in Kabul, Injuring 4 - Global Security

Security forces: Blast near Kabul's Serena Hotel

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday

Afghan security forces say there has been a large explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

Security forces: Blast near Kabul's Serena Hotel

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Afghan security forces say there has been a large explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

Security forces: Blast near Kabul's Serena Hotel

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Afghan security forces say there has been a large explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

Security forces: Blast near Kabul's Serena Hotel

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday

Afghan security forces say there has been a large explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul – Voice of America

Mass Media News (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Chosun Ilbo Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul Voice of America Five bodyguards were killed. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people in southwestern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul – Voice of America

Mass Media News (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Chosun Ilbo Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul Voice of America Five bodyguards were killed. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people in southwestern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Clueless in Kabul

Power Line (Free subscription) | yesterday

We've noted the Obama administration's penchant for bullying America's allies and kowtowing to its adversaries. This Washington Post story presents another case-in-point -- our treatment of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. As Afghan presidents go, Karzai makes a good mayor of Kabul (in a bad year). Nonetheless, right now the U.S. needs Karzai and Karzai needs the U.S. Thus, in the words of one senior...

New diplomat to be installed in Kabul

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Australia is sending a new ambassador to Afghanistan to observe Karzai Government's promised crackdown on corruption.

New NATO command activated in Kabul; continues Afghan training

DVIDS RSS 2.0 Feed (Free subscription) | yesterday

A newly established NATO command was activated today at Camp Eggers in Kabul, as the Combined Security Transition Command –Afghanistan merged with the new NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan to create a unified command for the training of the Security Forces in Afghanistan.

Govt to install new diplomat in Kabul

The Age (Free subscription) | yesterday

The federal government is sending a new ambassador to Afghanistan to observe the Karzai government's promised crackdown on corruption.

Govt to install new diplomat in Kabul

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

The federal government is sending a new ambassador to Afghanistan to observe the Karzai government's promised crackdown on corruption.

Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul

Global Security (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Afghan police say a member of parliament escaped an assassination attempt night near Kabul.

Torturegate North: the "6,000-mile screwdriver"

Dawg's Blawg (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The phrase above is used in military circles to describe far-flung command-and-control systems. And we now know who was turning that tool as far back as 2007 : Stephen Harper . Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office used a "6,000-mile screwdriver" to oversee the denial of reports of Afghan detainee abuse when the scandal first erupted in 2007, according to a former senior NATO public affairs...

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