Team Infidel
Forum Spin Doctor
Washington Post
April 29, 2008
Pg. 12
Afghan soldiers took up positions Monday in districts of the capital where government officials and foreigners live, while security officers hunted for suspects in the attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai.
About 100 people were rounded up for questioning about the attack Sunday that killed three people and wounded eight during a government celebration in Kabul, an intelligence official said.
The Taliban asserted responsibility for the assault. Among those killed was an Afghan lawmaker 30 yards from Karzai.
In battles Sunday and Monday in the country's east, Afghan and foreign troops supported by airstrikes killed 23 guerrillas and wounded 20, officials said. No casualties were reported for the Afghan and international forces.
Meanwhile in neighboring Pakistan, talks aimed at ending violence in the tribal regions have hit a snag over Taliban demands for the army to withdraw from the area, a Pakistani official said.
April 29, 2008
Pg. 12
Afghan soldiers took up positions Monday in districts of the capital where government officials and foreigners live, while security officers hunted for suspects in the attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai.
About 100 people were rounded up for questioning about the attack Sunday that killed three people and wounded eight during a government celebration in Kabul, an intelligence official said.
The Taliban asserted responsibility for the assault. Among those killed was an Afghan lawmaker 30 yards from Karzai.
In battles Sunday and Monday in the country's east, Afghan and foreign troops supported by airstrikes killed 23 guerrillas and wounded 20, officials said. No casualties were reported for the Afghan and international forces.
Meanwhile in neighboring Pakistan, talks aimed at ending violence in the tribal regions have hit a snag over Taliban demands for the army to withdraw from the area, a Pakistani official said.