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.
Death toll from Afghan attacks
The office of the Afghan President Hamid Karzai has released these figures relating to Sunday's coordinated attacks by insurgents:
- 36 insurgents killed, one captured
- 11 members of Afghan security forces killed, around 40 injured
- Four civilians killed, 32 injured
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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.