Two #Taliban spokesmen tell Reuters their mobile phones were hacked, Mullah Omar is still alive, pledge revenge on the phone companies
@BetteDam @CompaneroZohori fwiw… I believe ZM statement gives names for the attackers. whether they are real names is another question
Senior police official says body of at least one #Kabul attacker was in civilian clothes
MP Obaidullah Barekzai said he saw the bodies of Watanwal and Jan Mohammad Khan being brought out of the house after #Kabul attack
Spokesman for Kabul police chief says “initial indication” is that MP Watanwal and Karzai Advisor Jan Mohammad Khan have been killed
Afghan transition begins with a whimper amid attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan began the long-publicised transition to control of its own security amid secrecy, not fanfare, on Sunday, a reminder of how tense the country is as foreign troops start to head home and violence spreads.
Ministers flew to central Bamiyan province, one of the most peaceful places in Afghanistan, for a ceremony that was not announced in advance, did not run live on any TV channel and to which only a small number of media outlets were invited.
Still no comment on official start of #Afghanistan transition from Karzai, MoD, ISAF, Ashraf Ghani’s office or any of the embassies
Transition starts with a whimper in Bamiyan: http://t.co/3wJISmT
Afghan transition begins with a whimper amid attack fears
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan began the long-publicized transition to control of its own security amid secrecy, not fanfare, on Sunday, a reminder of how volatile the country is even as NATO troop drawdowns get under way.
Ministers flew to central Bamiyan province, one of the most peaceful places in Afghanistan, for a ceremony that was not announced in advance, did not run live on any TV channel and to which only a small number of media outlets were invited.
sad sign of the times in #Kabul, from NPR’s Quil. US stopping scholarships because too many kids not coming back http://t.co/xV4XKcf
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