Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents attack embassies and Nato headquarters in Kabul

The first explosions in Kabul struck the central Wazir Akbar Khan
neighbourhood, which is home to a number of embassies and a Nato base.
Gunfire erupted soon after the blasts, forcing people out in the street to
quickly take cover. Smoke could be seen rising from a few buildings in the
neighbourhood as sirens wailed.

Afghan police head to the scene of the attack in Kabul (AFP/Getty Images)

More than 10 explosions in all shook the capital, and heavy gunfire continued
to shake the city more than 30 minutes after the initial blast.

Militants who had staked out positions in a tall building were firing rockets
in different directions, according to an Associated Press reporter at the
scene. It was not immediately clear what they were targeting, but shots
appeared to be focusing on the nearby British Embassy.

At about the same time, residents reported a blast near the parliament
building across town. A police officer in the area, Mohammad Assan, said
there was an attack involving shooting near parliament.

Meanwhile, an AP reporter at the Turkish military base on the outskirts of the
city said the installation was under direct attack from mortar fire. Turkish
and Greek forces were responding with heavy-caliber machine gun fire.

It was the first attack in Kabul since a shooting inside the Interior Ministry
in February in which a ministry employee turned a gun on Nato advisers and
shot two soldiers dead.

Source: Reuters

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