Can America Win a War?
But since its humiliating defeat in Vietnam, America has engaged in a string of significant military conflicts and emerged the clear winner in only two���ousting Saddam Hussein from Kuwait in 1991 and bombing Serbia to the negotiating table in 1995.
Suicide Attack Follow Obamas Afghanistan Visit - NYTimes.
According to an interior minister, at least six people, including five civilians and a security guard, were killed in the suicide bomb strike. According to reports from the scene, Taliban fighters entered the compound, known as the��.
Taliban Kill at Least 8 in Afghan Courthouse Attack
Taliban militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons stormed a courthouse in northern Afghanistan Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding another 60 in a fierce firefight with security forces. Afghan. With the.
There Was Nothing Honorable About Kabul Killing
The young man was one of the five men arrested today, presented in a police lineup shared widely by Afghans on social media. The Afghan. Farkhondas murder, on the eve of the Persian new year, Nowruz, was reminiscent of the Taliban attack on the.
Taliban Claim Responsibility For Large Explosion In Kabul
An explosion followed by heavy gunfire rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul today, and the Taliban is reportedly claiming responsibility for the attack. The target of the attack is unclear. The New York Times reports that the��.
5 Things You Need to Know: Kabuls Spozhmai Hotel Attack.
Taliban militants attacked a hotel near Kabul early Friday, sparking an hourslong gun battle with Afghan and NATO troops to free civilians taken hostage in the deadly siege.. But weve been here for 11 years ��� weve had the time to develop the networks, either via human intelligence (HUMINT ��� cuz snitches get stitches. That���is totally. Taliban spox claim that they evacuated children hostages to safe room and have killed 25 foreigners and 14 Af govt. workers.
Gunmen storm Kabul guesthouse popular with foreigners.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban, who have waged a 13-year war to topple the US-backed Afghan government, have attacked such guesthouses in the past. Taliban insurgents��.
Louis Jordan survived by staying in his cabin and rationing supplies, and.
The man rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast has responded to critics of his story by claiming that he avoided sunburn and blisters by staying in the vessels cabin and that he survived by rationing food and water. Louis Lordan .
In bold attack, Taliban kill 9 in Kabul, Afghanistan hotel.
At the time of the attack, Cafe Zarnegar, one of the main restaurants, was packed with foreigners as well as Afghans celebrating the eve of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. The hotel is. The dead included five Afghans, two Canadians, an American and a Paraguayan. Six people were. Claiming responsibility for Thursdays attack, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said it shows that our people, if they decide to attack any place, they can do it. Associated Press��.
Islamic State Sprouting Limbs Beyond Its Base
The Islamic States attraction, even in the West, was proved when Amedy Coulibaly, one of the gunmen in the Paris terrorist attacks last month, declared allegiance to the group. In Afghanistan last week, an American drone strike killed a former Taliban .
Taliban captive Bowe Bergdahl speaks out for first time after being charged
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was brutally beaten, kept chained inside a cage, blindfolded and threatened with execution during his five years in captivity, he has claimed while speaking out for the first time. The former prisoner of war, who.
US Officials Praise Revitalized Partnership With Afghanistan
Obama has announced plans to cut the troop level to 5,500 by years end and even less by the time he leaves office in early 2017.The pace of. on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Afghan leaders head to New York for meetings with United Nations officials.
There Will be Blood: Freeing the Vilest of the Vile from GITMO
If thats true, then the release of at least three of the latest five Al Qaeda members from Yemen the Department of Defense (DoD) had declared several times should not be released because of the risk they pose, is at odds with Obamas executive order.
News Wrap: Saudi leaders visit White House
At least 45 were killed. The bus was headed to a community center when six attackers forced their way on. A witness said at least one gunman wore a police uniform. A Taliban splinter group and a faction allied with the Islamic State made competing.
Taliban Ramp Up Fatal Attacks in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan ��� Taliban gunmen and a suicide bomber unleashed a wave of violence in the capital and beyond on Saturday, killing six Afghan soldiers aboard a Kabul bus, assassinating a Supreme Court official and shooting to death 12 men working .
Afghanistan: Taliban attack US NGO Roots of Peace.
���Taliban attacks US NGO Roots of Peace guesthouse in Kabul; all 5 militants killed,��� by Nina Rai for AllVoices.com, March 28 (thanks to Stephen): Five Taliban gunmen stormed a US charity groups guesthouse in Kabul��.
Suicide assault team targets civilian guesthouse in Kabul.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The New York Times that a four-man Taliban suicide team attacked the compound and penetrated the perimeter, killing 23 people inside the guesthouse. But there is no evidence to support Mujahids claim, and the Taliban provide wildly exaggerated casualty reports on their website, the Voice of Jihad. The Taliban. The assault team killed five foreign UN workers and three Afghans before Afghan police killed the attackers.
Taliban claim responsibility for insider attack that killed three American.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an insider attack by an Afghan soldier that killed three American contractors at a Kabul airport on Thursday. A spokesman for the insurgent group said that the attackers name was Ehsanullah and that he was.
The Taliban - Council on Foreign Relations
Though the Taliban appears unlikely to dismantle the Afghan government and revive its emirate, it poses the most serious challenge to Kabuls authority even as the United States winds down the longest war in its history and NATO scales back... The TTP claims responsibility for a failed car bombing in New Yorks Times Square, establishing that, unlike their Afghan namesakes, the Pakistani Taliban would strike directly against far enemy targets in revenge for Western activities like��.
A fact about the attack in Kabul - Daily Kos
But here is a fact about todays attack in Kabul. What was. A U.S. official said the U.S. believes the Talibans claim that they were targeting the presidential palace and the Ariana Hotel, where the CIA is headquartered. CNN. LA Times. Which new fact the LA Times had somehow missed the first time: In text messages to reporters, the Taliban claimed responsibility, saying several attackers targeted the presidential palace, the Ministry of Defense and a nearby hotel.
Image War Raged During Kabul Attack - NYTimes.com
(That account posts frequent updates on what it claims are Taliban victories in battle, describing the deaths of United States soldiers ��� ���invaders��� ��� and Afghan army troops ��� ���puppets.��� ) Hey @alemarahweb, does your��.
Taliban Battle Afghan Forces in Guesthouse Siege
KABUL���Taliban gunmen attacked a guesthouse in western Kabul on Saturday, touching off a lengthy gunfight that ended with three attackers and four affiliates of a nongovernmental organization dead. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in.
Musharraf Formally Indicted for Treason; Taliban Attack.
It was the second time Musharraf had appeared in court since the trial proceedings initially began last December; there have been numerous delays due to security and health concerns by Musharraf and his lawyers (NYT).. Afghanistan. Taliban fighters attack IEC headquarters, guesthouse. Taliban fighters attacked the headquarters of Afghanistans Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Kabul on Saturday, just one week before Afghans head to the polls to vote��.
Kabul Hotel Bombing Kills 6 - Truthdig
New York Times: The Interior Ministry said at least six people were killed and at least six were wounded in the explosion at the Serena Hotel, including two foreign officials it did not identify. It was not immediately clear if any of the dead included foreigners. If the Taliban claim is confirmed it would be the first attack on the hotel and one of the most brazen assaults by the Taliban in the heavily protected heart of the Afghan capital. Roads around the hotel were sealed off��.
Alleged Mastermind of 2008 Mumbai Attack Is Freed From Pakistan Prison
Among the dead were six Americans. Pakistans military is accused of running a policy for decades of supporting jihadist groups as proxy warriors against India and Afghanistan, including backing Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Afghan Taliban. After an attack.
Taliban Attack Serena Hotel in Kabul - Willie Colon
Earlier on March 20, the Taliban attacked a police station in Jalalabad, killing at least 11 people. table cellspacing=���0��� cellpadding=���0���tbody tr/tr /tbody/table /h3 p table cellspacing=���0��� cellpadding=���0���tbody tr td width=���723���#160;/td /tr. h3 h2bI/bbmplications for New York City/b/h2 h3�� Although the Serena Hotel is one of the most heavily secured locations in Kabul, Thursdays attack highlights how even the most/h3 h3secure locations are targeted for attacks.
Suicide Bombers Attack Kabul Hotel - FrumForum
The New York Times reports: Several attackers stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Tuesday night, and witnesses said shooting and a loud explosion were heard as Afghan security forces rushed to the scene. Afghan security. But a Western security official said that early reports indicated that there were as many as six attackers ��� armed and believed to be wearing suicide vests ��� and that 10 people had been killed in the attack. A police��.
Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter
Kabul Luxury Guesthouse Attack by Suspected Taliban. 0:47. Now watching. At least 132 Pakistanis, most of them children, were killed in the broad daylight attack on the military-run school on Tuesday, an assault lauded by Taliban insurgents as.
Taliban Claim Attack on Kabul Guesthouse That Killed 5
KABUL, Afghanistan ��� The Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack the previous night on a Kabul guesthouse that killed five people, including an American, and wounded at least six in one of the most audacious assaults by the insurgents.
One American, Two Indian Nationals Killed in Six-Hour Guest House Siege in.
We can confirm reports that a US citizen was killed in the attack on a guesthouse in Kabul. Our thoughts. In addition to the one American citizen, the New York Times is reporting that two Indian nationals were killed in the attack. It adds, citing.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 32 in Afghan north | The Long.
The Taliban took credit for the deadly attack, claiming their suicide bomber targeted recruits attempting to join the Afghan Local Police, the local militias being formed to halt the Taliban advance throughout Afghanistan. Zabiullah Mujahid, a top. ���He entered the recruitment and enrollment center of the Afghan government and foreigner-supported program called the Local Police and carried out a martyrdom attack,��� Mujahid told The New York Times. Afghan officials��.
ISAF airstrike kills senior Haqqani Network commander.
Coalition special operations forces killed a senior Taliban commander who was involved in a suicide assault on a hotel in Kabul just two days ago. Ismail Jan, the Haqqani Network commander, was killed yesterday in ���a��.