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Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. Full story

Blasts, shooting in centre of Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area. Full story

Kentucky man killed in Kabul suicide bombing

A Kentucky Army veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan was killed in and explosion Thursday. Full story

NATO convoy in Kabul hit by deadly car bombing

   At least 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a military convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Two US soldiers and four civilian contractors were among the dead. NBC’s Atia Abawi has the latest from Kabul.

French photographer escapes Afghan kidnappers after four months

KABUL (Reuters) - A French photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago fled his captors on Monday and was now safe in the hands of officials from his embassy, the Afghan Interior Ministry said. Full story

NBC Politics: John Kerry arrives in Kabul seeking to repair ties with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai

KABUL -- Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan’s capital Monday on an unannounced visit that aims to repair fractured ties with President Hamid Karzai.It is Kerry’s sixth visit to Afghanistan since President Barack Obama took office, but his first as  … Full story

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  Suicide bomber attacks during Hagel visit

A bicycle-riding suicide bomber set off an explosive in Kabul, Afghanistan, near the building where defense secretary Chuck Hagel was in the middle of a briefing. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports.

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Afghan police take cover during a gubattle following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gunbattle in the second major attack in the city in

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Children run away after an explosion in Kabul

Children run away after an explosion in Kabul May 24, 2013. Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)

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Afghan policemen rush at the site of an explosion in Kabul

Afghan policemen rush at the site of an explosion in Kabul, May 24, 2013. Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

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A woman and a child run away after shootings and explosions in Kabul

A woman and a child run away after shootings and explosions in Kabul May 24, 2013. Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a U.N. compound in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul on Friday setting off explosions and battling the security forces. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags