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CHUCK HAGEL

Taliban’s Kabul bombing a message to US defence chief Hagel

A suicide bomber on a bicycle has killed nine people outside the defence ministry in Kabul during a visit by new US defence secretary Chuck Hagel.

  • Usman Sharifi
3 min read
The Taliban has denied responsibility for an attack on the Indian consulate in Jalalabad.
INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS

Three weeks to repatriate South Africans killed in Afghanistan

The process of repatriating the remains of eight South Africans killed in a suicide attack in Kabul last week is expected to take another three weeks.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
FARANAAZ PARKER

Risky work in a war-torn Afghanistan

A suicide bombing that left eight South Africans dead in Afghanistan has highlighted the risks of working in the war-torn state.

  • Faranaaz Parker
4 min read