Afghanistan: Talibans launched massive attack on Kabul
At least two Afghan police officers and two assailants were killed and two Afghan police officials, an Italian woman and other foreign nationals were injured after Taliban insurgents launched a massive attack involving bomb explosions and gunfire in the midst of one of Kabul’s diplomatic quarters on Friday.
The attackers, before holding up in a building in the Shahr-i-Naw locality, set off a bomb followed by numerous smaller explosions and gunfire and were still engaged in a gun-battle with security forces.
A seriously injured Italian woman was among some injured Nepalese and Afghan police officers taken a hospital, run by the Italian non-governmental organization Emergency, the Italian foreign ministry said.The woman works for the United Nations.