Alissa J Rubin

US Transfers Control of Night Raids to Afghanistan

Washington, DC - Accelerating the transition of military responsibility to the Afghan government, the United States agreed Sunday to hand control of special operations missions to Afghan forces, including …

By: Alissa J Rubin ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

April 9, 2012

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Deal Reached on Contested Afghan Night Raids

101st Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helcopter door gunners survey the ground during a night flight June 26, 2009 in southern Afghanistan. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Sadie Bleistein) Kabul, Afghanistan …

By: Alissa J Rubin ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

April 8, 2012

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Taliban Captives Dispute US View on Afghanistan War

Kabul, Afghanistan - More Taliban insurgents are being killed or captured than ever before, yet when the captives are interrogated by the American military, they remain convinced that they …

By: Alissa J Rubin &; Rod Nordland ,

February 2, 2012

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Sarkozy Weighs Afghan Withdrawal After Soldier Kills Four French Troops

Kabul - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France suspended military operations as part of the American-led coalition in Afghanistan on Friday and said he was considering an early pullout of …

By: Alissa J Rubin &; Alan Cowell ,

January 20, 2012

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Assassination Deals Blow to Peace Process in Afghanistan

Kabul Afghanistan - An assassin with explosives hidden in his turban was ushered into the home of the head of Afghanistan’s peace process on Tuesday, embraced him and then …

By: Alissa J Rubin ,

September 21, 2011

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Militants Launch Attack on US Embassy in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan - Insurgents launched a complex assault against the American Embassy and the nearby NATO headquarters on Tuesday, pelting the heavily guarded compounds with rockets in an attack …

By: Jack Healy &; Alissa J Rubin ,

September 13, 2011

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Assassination of Afghan President’s Half Brother Leaves Void

Kabul, Afghanistan - Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of Afghanistan’s president, was assassinated Tuesday, removing from the political scene a divisive power broker who was accused of …

By: Scott Shane &; Alissa J Rubin ,

July 13, 2011

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Raid by Afghan Forces and NATO Ends Attack on Hotel in Kabul

Afghan soldiers return from fighting near the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, on June 29, 2011. Several heavily armed attackers stormed the hotel late on June 28, and security forces …

By: Alissa J Rubin ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

June 29, 2011

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Blast Kills 9 at Afghan Base, Including 5 From NATO

Kabul, Afghanistan - For the second time in as many days, a suicide bomber used an Afghan National Security uniform to elude early detection and approach his target, killing …

By: Alissa J Rubin ,

April 16, 2011

Bomb and Rocket Attack on Police Headquarters in South Afghanistan Stirs Panic

Kabul, Afghanistan — Four would-be suicide bombers attacked police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing at least 19 people, most of them police officers, in …

By: Taimoor Shah &; Alissa J Rubin ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

February 12, 2011

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