Afghanistan: Coordinated attacks of talibans hit Kandahar
Loud explosions and gunfire have been heard in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, where witnesses say the provincial governor’s compound as well as other sites are under a co-ordinated attack.
Sounds of gunfire and explosions were heard coming from near the provincial governor’s heavily guarded compound on Saturday, as well as from four other locations in the city. Hospital sources in the city told Al Jazeera that 12 people had been injured in the attacks so far - three of them were members of the police, and the rest were civilians.
Gunmen were holed up in a five-storey shopping mall, and traded fire with security forces at the governor’s compound, with the Associated Press reporting that fighting was focusing on the rear of the compound, near the governor’s residence.