As the sun rises in Kabul, helicopters are endlessly crossing the skies. As Catherine James writes, the latest attacks on the US embassy are some of the worst locals have seen.
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Is America defeating the Haqqani network?
A key group of Taliban fighters known as the Haqqani network have not conducted a large scale attack in Kabul for seven months, which suggests recent tactics from US troops are working, writes Eric Schmitt.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: What’s happening in Kabul?
An update on what’s happening in West Kabul, plus the hilarities Hansard captures — no whooping in here, Senator!
Keggers in Kabul: security contractors party hard
A letter sent to US secretary of state Hillary Clinton alleges that the private security contractors guarding the US Embassy in Kabul are living in a “Lord of the Flies” environment, with parties involving drunken brawls, prostitutes, hazing and humiliation a regular event.
