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Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel attacked by gunmen

At least seven people are reported to have been killed after a top hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, came under attack by gunmen and suicide bombers.

President Obama makes surprise visit to US troops in Afghanistan [PHOTO/VIDEO]

President Barack Obama made an unannounced six-hour trip to Afghanistan's capital Sunday night, mainly to boost the morale of tens of thousands of U.S. troops who are being deployed in the country.

Teams of Militants Launch Bold Attack in Central Kabul

DEXTER FILKINS The New York Times 01/18/2010
Teams of Militants Launch Bold Attack in Central Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan — A team of militants launched a spectacular assault at the heart of the Afghan government Monday, with two men detonating suicide bombs and the rest fighting to the death only 50 yards from the gates of the presidential palace.

Afghanistan's Karzai sacks convicted Kabul mayor

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai has fired the mayor of Kabul, who was sentenced to a jail term over corruption charges last month, and appointed an engineer to take over in the capital, his office said Monday.

Car bomb outside U.S. base in Afghanistan injures at least two dozen

Kabul, Afghanistan - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing outside a major U.S. military base on the outskirts of the capital today that injured at least two dozen people, including nine Western troops.

Indian embassy blast kills 17 in Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - A large bomb exploded outside the Indian embassy in central Kabul on Thursday, killing 17 people and wounding 76, in the latest of a series of militant attacks on diplomatic and government buildings in the capital.

Three dead in suicide attack on Kabul airbase

Lynne O'Donnell AFP 09/07/2009

Rockets Hit Kabul District Near American Embassy

SANGAR RAHIMI and CARLOTTA GALL The New York Times 08/03/2009
Three dead in suicide attack on Kabul airbase

KABUL — A suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy outside Kabul's military airport Tuesday, killing three civilians and wounding four foreign soldiers in a fiery vehicle blast claimed by the resurgent Taliban.

Rockets Hit Kabul District Near American Embassy

KABUL, Afghanistan — Less than three weeks before national elections, eight rockets slammed into Kabul city just before dawn on Tuesday, two of them landing in residential areas near the American Embassy. Three civilians were injured, the police and witnesses said.