Dan Mcneill
latest news & developmentsAfghan president escapes assassination bid
Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt after an assassination attempt by Taliban fighters with guns and rockets during an official celebration in the capital, Kabul, on…
Gates: US allies don’t know how to fight insurgents
Deepening divisions within Nato over its military operations in Afghanistan emerged on Wednesday after Robert Gates, the United States Defence Secretary, said America’s allies…