KABUL — In a video broadcast after his death, the Jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees sits cross-legged on the floor next to the new chief of the Pakistani Taliban, confirming the group was behind the brazen attack in eastern Afghanistan. Yet multiple insurgent groups have claimed responsibility for the bombing, and a senior Pakistani militant told the Associated Press that al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban fighters also were involved in one of the worst attacks in the U.S. intelligence agency’s history. The suicide attack could prompt the U.S. to further pressure the government of Pakistan to crack down on militants who operate on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistan border.
Karzai submits cabinet slate
A week after parliament rejected 70 percent of his Cabinet choices, Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday submitted a new slate of 16 nominees that included three women, political allies and his longtime national security adviser for the key foreign minister post. Lawmakers indicated Karzai faced another uphill battle in getting his second lineup approved.
Mexico: 5 dead in drug war
Police found two severed heads and the bullet-ridden bodies of two women and a disabled man in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the latest chapter in Mexico’s increasingly gory drug war. The killing of women or the disabled has been rare in a conflict that has cost more than 15,000 lives in the past three years. But drug gangs appear to be using such killings to intimidate rivals and the public.
Angola: 3 on Togo team slain
Hosting the African Cup of Nations was Angola’s chance to show it is recovering from decades of war. But gunmen sprayed bullets at Togo’s national soccer team, killing three people and forcing its withdrawal from the soccer tournament. Africa’s main soccer tournament was expected to open as planned today.
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