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.
Karzai: 'Intelligence failure' allowed attacks to happen
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that an "intelligence failure" led to the coordinated attacks on Kabul and three other Afghan provinces. A statement from his office 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.