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.
'Efforts to protect civilians slowed military response'
The Afghan Interior Minister has said that the reason it took 18 hours to defeat the insurgents was because Afghan forces were trying to ensure the safety of civilians. An interior ministry spokesman said earlier that no civilians died in the attacks, but nine were 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.