Taliban suicide attacks, shootout kill 16 in Afghanistan
Near-simultaneous Taliban suicide bombings and an hours-long shootout with Afghan security forces left at least 16 people dead and over 100 wounded in Kabul.
The brazen noon-time attacks also underscored the challenges the government continues to face as it grapples with the 15-year-long insurgency and struggles to improve security for ordinary Afghans.
In one of the twin attacks, a suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a sprawling police compound in western Kabul.
Hours later, the gunbattle ended with all the attackers killed, said Sadiq Muradi of the Kabul police chief’s office. Security forces were carrying out a clean-up operation following the attack, he added.
The second attack took place in eastern Kabul where a suicide bomber on foot detonated his explosives outside the offices of the country’s intelligence service, killing one person. A total of 104 people were wounded in both attacks, Mujro said.
In a message to media, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for both attacks.
“We were in the dining room, eating lunch when a loud explosion happened. I couldn’t see anything for a while,” said Manizha, a policewoman who like many women in Afghanistan uses only one name.
She said she managed to escape from the compound as the gunbattle continued inside.
Press journalist for HRO media – Ignacio Damigo reports.
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