Top of the Hour: Attacks in Afghanistan, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Over the weekend two attacks in Afghanistan proved some of the deadliest in that country in over two months. In Kabul, a bombing left 17 people dead, and some officials pointing beyond the Taliban and towards a growing threat: the Haqqani network, which is based in neighboring Pakistan. That and this morning’s other top headlines.  

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