Karzai blasts Nato 'failure'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said a "failure" by intelligence services, including Nato, was partly to blame for the weekend's Taliban attacks on Kabul.
Clinton: US and Pakistan need to 'share responsibility to confront terrorists'
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spoken to Pakistan's Foreign Minister about Sunday's attacks in Afghanistan, and stressed their shared responsibility to "confront terrorists", in a statement.
Clinton also discussed the "next steps in the US-Pakistani dialogue" following the conclusion of a Pakistani parliamentary review, US State Department Victoria Nuland said.
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Kabul fighting ends with explosions and elite troops
An 18-hour Taliban attack on the Afghan capital Kabul ended early this morning as insurgents were overcome by heavy gunfire.
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Taliban claims responsibility for attacks in Kabul
Several explosions and gunfire have rocked Kabul in Afghanistan in coordinated attacks across several areas of the city centre.