Afghan army Staff Sgt. Samandar Khan, left, provides security along with U.S. Marines during a partnered patrol in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, Nov. 27, 2012. Khan said he has learned much from the Marines and enjoys working with them on operations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo
Taliban Attack Threatens Afghanistan Meeting -- The Australian
A FAILED assassination attempt on Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid by a Taliban suicide bomber disguised as a peace envoy could derail landmark talks between the insurgents and their historical Northern Alliance enemies before they have even begun.
President Hamid Karzai said the National Directorate of Security head, a former Kandahar governor and fiercely anti-Taliban, was wounded in the attack but had undergone surgery and was "doing well".
A NATO spokesman said yesterday that the security chief had been moved to the secure hospital within the International Security Assistance Force's Bagram airbase.
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More News On Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command operational update, Dec 7 -- ISAF
New Pak Taliban leadership to focus on Afghan fight -- ANI
Afghanistan suicide bomber hid explosives around his genitals -- The Guardian
Afghan spy chief wounded by underpants bomber -- NDTV/AFP
Wounded Afghan spy chief 'stable' -- The Australian
Wounded Afghan Intelligence Chief 'Stable' -- Radio Free Europe
USAF Launched 114 Remote Strikes in Afghanistan Last Month -- Defense News
2012 Was the Year of the Drone in Afghanistan -- Danger Room
NASA's 'Spooky Plane' Is On The Way Back To The US After Its Afghanistan Mission -- Business Insider
The U.S. is abandoning its loyal friends in Afghanistan -- Marshall Wilde, Washington Post
All Quiet on the Southern Front -- Matthieu Aikins, International Herald Tribune
Afghanistan is not a hopeless quagmire -- Hugh Bayley MP, New Statesman
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