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The Taliban have disappeared from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their brutal regime remain.

The Book Circle - Born Under a Million Shadows 2009

The Haqqanis are thought to have introduced suicide bombing to Afghanistan, and are believed to have been behind high-profile attacks there, including a raid on Kabul's top hotel and an assassination attempt on the president.

In lengthy talks, U.S. presses Pakistan on Haqqanis Reuters 2011

But now you have digested the scene, and bearing the Orwell line in mind, picture the following: Mark Lawrenson, perched on a sandbag somewhere in Kabul's green zone, lamenting Liverpool's second-half collapse while Alan Shearer nods along in a flak jacket, wondering if he's going to get a VC for this.

Wheel out a Major Dan Rooney and people on British streets would laugh Marina Hyde 2010

But Kabul's deputy police chief said he thought an affiliated organization, the Haqqani network, had carried it out on behalf of the Islamist extremist group.

Afghan police: Kabul attack over, assailants dead 2011

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, though Kabul's deputy police chief said he thought an affiliated organization, the Haqqani network, carried it out.

Insurgents attack U.S. Embassy in Kabul 2011

Mr. Ahmad lives in a large, two-story house in one of Kabul's wealthiest neighborhoods, a far cry from the impoverished farming village where he grew up in northern Kunduz province.

In Afghanistan's National Pastime, It's Better to Be a Hero Than a Goat Maria Abi-Habib 2011

The attack did little to disrupt Kabul's daily routine.

Taliban Suicide Bomber Strikes Kabul Mall Matthew Rosenberg 2011

In Afghanistan, a Taliban suicide bombing ripped apart the entrance to Kabul's sole Western-style shopping mall, killing at least two security guards.

World Watch 2011

While Kabul's expatriate community and prominent Afghans have been attacked by the Taliban in the past, the capital had enjoyed months of calm in the second half of last year, even as violence spiked elsewhere in the country.

Taliban Suicide Bomber Strikes Kabul Mall Matthew Rosenberg 2011

But Kabul's deputy police chief said he thought an affiliated organization, the Haqqani network, had carried it out on behalf of the Islamist extremist group.

Afghan police: Kabul attack over, assailants dead 2011