Afghan authorities are hunting for an Afghan intelligence official suspected of killing two U.S. officers at close range inside a heavily guarded command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul Saturday. Officials have identified the shooter as Abdul Saboor, a 25-year-old intelligence officer, who had studied in Pakistan. The two U.S. military advisers were found […]
Afghanistan Hunts for Suspect in Kabul Killings, Calls for Calm
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghanistan Hunts for Suspect in Kabul Killings; Karzai Calls for Calm
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities said Sunday they are looking for an Afghan intelligence official they believe may be responsible for shooting dead two U.S. officers at close range Saturday inside a heavily guarded command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. Officials have identified the shooter as Abdul Saboor, a 25-year-old intelligence officer, who had studied in […]
Afghanistan Hunts for Suspect in Kabul Killings; Karzai Calls for Calm
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 7:13 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities said Sunday they are looking for an Afghan intelligence official they believe may be responsible for shooting dead two U.S. officers at close range Saturday inside a heavily guarded command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. Officials say the 25-year-old intelligence officer had studied in Pakistan. The killing of the U.S. officers, […]
Afghanistan Hunts for Suspect in Kabul Killings; Karzai Calls for Calm
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 7:11 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities said Sunday they are looking for an Afghan intelligence official they believe may be responsible for shooting dead two U.S. officers at close range Saturday inside a heavily guarded command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. Officials say the 25-year-old intelligence officer had studied in Pakistan. The killing of the U.S. officers, […]
Afghanistan Hunts for Suspect in Kabul Killings; Karzai Calls for Calm
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 7:11 am (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities said Sunday they are looking for an Afghan intelligence official they believe may be responsible for shooting dead two U.S. officers at close range Saturday inside a heavily guarded command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. Officials say the 25-year-old intelligence officer had studied in Pakistan. The killing of the U.S. officers, […]
NATO Recalls Staff From Afghan Ministries After Shooting
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
NATO has recalled all staff working at Afghan government ministries after two U.S. officers were shot dead at close range inside a secure command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. NATO said the decision to order the recall came “for obvious force protection reasons.” It said the official account indicated a member of the […]
NATO Recalls Staff from Afghan Ministries After Shooting
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
NATO recalled all staff working at Afghan government ministries Saturday after two U.S. officers were shot dead at close range inside a secure command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. NATO said the decision to order the recall came “for obvious force protection reasons.” It said the official account indicated a member of the […]
Gunman Kills 2 U.S. Officers in Afghanistan
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
A gunman killed two U.S. military officers at Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry Saturday, as protests raged for a fifth day over the inadvertent burning of Qurans by NATO personnel. NATO ordered all members of the International Security Assistance Force to leave Afghan government ministries immediately, “for obvious force protection reasons.” Many NATO officers have been working […]
US Condemns Shooting of Officers in Afghanistan
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has condemned the killings of two U.S. officers in Afghanistan, calling the act “unacceptable.” The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting Saturday, and said the attack was retaliation for the inadvertent burning of Qurans by NATO personnel – the incident a week ago that has inflamed passions throughout the […]
NATO Pulls Out of Afghan Ministries After Fatal Shootings
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan pulled all coalition advisers out of Afghan government offices after two American officers were killed in a supposedly secure area Saturday. A NATO spokesman said the U.S. officers were killed inside a secure command center at Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry in Kabul, and the official account indicated a member of the […]
