Kabul news stories on Newser

Blasts Hit Kabul After Obama Leaves

Rob Quinn — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:04:18 CDT

At least seven people were killed as suicide bombers hit targets in Kabul just hours after the departure of President Obama. A suicide car bomber killed a guard and several passers-by at the gates of the "Green Village" compound that houses hundreds of international workers, Reuters reports. Other attackers then...

Afghan Forces: We Foiled Massive Kabul Attack

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:54:32 CDT

Afghan security forces arrested five militants with 11 tons of explosives they planned to use to carry out a massive attack in Kabul, a security official said today. Three of the five men were members of the Pakistani Taliban, while the other two belonged to the Afghan Taliban, said an...

Karzai Blames Taliban Blitz on NATO 'Failure'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:51:00 CDT

Yesterday's 18-hour assault on Kabul is finally over after the last gunman was killed this morning, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today that the attack proves the "failure" of NATO and intelligence services. In his first statement after the assault, Karzai added that Afghanistan displayed its ability to defend...

At Least 35 Dead in Afghan Attacks

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:38:20 CDT

Brazen attacks on government buildings in Kabul and various locations in eastern Afghanistan claimed at least 35 lives today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Five civilians, 11 police officers, and 19 insurgents are reported dead after attacks on buildings in Kabul, including US, British, and German embassies, the parliament building,...

Taliban Attacks Rock Kabul

Mark Russell — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:22:23 CDT

At least a dozen large explosions and sustained gunfire tore through Kabul this morning, in what appears to be a series of coordinated attacks on the city's diplomatic zone, reports the Telegraph . Fighting was reported around the British and US embassies, while smoke billowed from near the German embassy. The...

Afghan Soldiers Busted in Kabul Terror Plot: NYT

Rob Quinn — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:08:32 CDT

The Afghan government has prevented what could have been the most devastating attack yet from its own forces, according to the New York Times . The Defense Ministry in Kabul went into total lockdown yesterday after more than a dozen soldiers were arrested for planning an attack on the building, and...

Eastern Afghanistan the 'Final Battleground'

Matt Cantor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:56:05 CDT

As insurgent attacks have fallen in Afghanistan's southern provinces, the US is turning its focus toward the east, where such attacks jumped 20% last year. With the US set to take on an advisory role next year, the mountainous eastern region is poised to be the war's "final battleground" as...

2 US Officers Killed Inside Afghan Ministry

John Johnson — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:45:58 CST

Two US military officers were shot to death inside the interior ministry building in Kabul today, reports CNN . The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the killings were in retaliation for the burning of Korans by US troops, notes AP . It's still not clear exactly what happened, but Afghan authorities say it...

Koran-Burning Protests Rage for a 4th Day

Matt Cantor — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:59:03 CST

Protesters are rallying once again to decry the burning of Korans at Bagram, with more shouts of "death to America"—and deaths—throughout the country. The New York Times reports that gunfire was audible as demonstrators assembled at a Kabul mosque following Friday prayers. Another 4,000 people carrying sticks...