NATO says it has killed a top Haqqani network leader in Afghanistan who is suspected of aiding militants who attacked a Kabul hotel earlier this week. In a statement Thursday, NATO said it killed Ismail Jan and several Haqqani fighters in an airstrike in Paktiya province near the Pakistani border. The coalition said Jan was […]
NATO Airstrike Kills Militant Leader Linked to Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
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NATO Airstrike Kills Militant Leader Linked to Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
NATO says it has killed a top Haqqani network leader in Afghanistan who is suspected of aiding militants who attacked a Kabul hotel late Tuesday. In a statement Thursday, NATO said it killed Ismail Jan and several Haqqani fighters in an airstrike in Paktiya province near the Pakistani border. It said Jan was the deputy […]
Karzai: Kabul Hotel Attack Will Not Deter Security Transition
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says attacks like the one on a luxury Kabul hotel that killed 11 people and wounded eight others will not deter the country’s forces from taking over their security role as planned. The five-hour highly coordinated siege of the Inter-Continental Hotel by heavily armed militants ended early Wednesday after all nine […]
Karzai: Kabul Hotel Attack Will Not Deter Security Transition
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says attacks like the one on a landmark Kabul hotel that killed 11 civilians and police will not deter the security transition in his country. The five-hour siege of the Inter-Continental Hotel by heavily armed militants ended early Wednesday after all nine attackers either blew themselves up or were killed by […]
Militants Storm Kabul Hotel, Killing 11
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
In Afghanistan, heavily-armed militants have stormed one of Kabul’s landmark hotels in an overnight attack that killed at least 11 civilians and police officers. The five-hour siege of the Inter-Continental Hotel ended early Wednesday after all nine attackers either blew themselves up or were killed by Afghan security forces, with the help of NATO. The […]
Taliban Militants Kill 10 Civilians in Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say 10 Afghan civilians were killed Tuesday night when heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a luxury hotel in the capital, Kabul. The officials said the five-hour siege of the InterContinental Hotel ended after all nine of the suicide bombers either blew themselves up or were killed by security forces early Wednesday. The attack, […]
Taliban Militants Kill 10 Civilians in Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say 10 Afghan civilians were killed Tuesday night when heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a luxury hotel in the capital, Kabul. The officials said the five-hour siege of the InterContinental Hotel ended after all nine of the suicide bombers either blew themselves up or were killed by security forces early Wednesday. The attack, […]
Taliban Militants Kill 10 Civilians in Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say 10 Afghan civilians were killed Tuesday night when heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a luxury hotel in the capital, Kabul. The officials said the five-hour siege of the International Hotel ended after all eight of the suicide bombers either blew themselves up or were killed by security forces. The attack, which also […]
Taliban Militants Kill 10 Civilians in Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say 10 Afghan civilians were killed Tuesday night when heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a luxury hotel in the capital, Kabul. The officials said early Wednesday the figure did not include at least six suicide bombers who either blew themselves up or were killed by security forces. They cautioned the death toll could […]
Afghan Officials: 10 Civilians Killed in Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say 10 Afghan civilians were killed in a Taliban attack on a luxury hotel in the capital, Kabul, Tuesday night. The officials said early Wednesday the figure did not include at least six suicide bombers who either blew themselves up or were killed by security forces. They cautioned the death toll could still […]
