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.
'Insurgents wore burqas'
Afghan government and intelligence sources have said that most of the insurgents travelled wearing burqas. Afghan Interior Minister Bismillah Mohammadi and intelligence operative Wazir Akbar Khan both made the claim to reporters on the ground.
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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.