Kabul has been shaken by intense machinegun fire and explosions as Afghan forces battled a group of militants holed up inside a UN guest house in the centre of the capital.
A UN security officer at the scene said about 10 UN employees, all believed to be foreign nationals, were inside the building. The United Nations said it was "possible" that UN staff were inside the building..
Sporadic gunfire was heard and plumes of black smoke rose above buildings in the Afghan capital.
Early reports said five people had been killed.
"There are five or six terrorists inside," said Waheed Sadiqi, a policeman at the scene.
Automatic weapons fire began around 6:30am, witnesses said.
An Afghan security source said one militant had been killed and three Afghan police officers were wounded.
One policeman on the ground, who did not give his name, said the Bachter Guesthouse had come under attack and that there had been a huge blast inside.
The area around the guesthouse, which appeared to be on fire, has been cordoned off by police.
Police jeeps with mounted machine-guns and fire engines were seen racing through the streets of the capital An increasingly resurgent Taliban have vowed to stage attacks ahead of a second-round run-off in Afghanistan's presidential election on Nov 7.
http://www.stopterrorism.co.in/
Rahul Vallamber
A UN security officer at the scene said about 10 UN employees, all believed to be foreign nationals, were inside the building. The United Nations said it was "possible" that UN staff were inside the building..
Sporadic gunfire was heard and plumes of black smoke rose above buildings in the Afghan capital.
Early reports said five people had been killed.
"There are five or six terrorists inside," said Waheed Sadiqi, a policeman at the scene.
Automatic weapons fire began around 6:30am, witnesses said.
An Afghan security source said one militant had been killed and three Afghan police officers were wounded.
One policeman on the ground, who did not give his name, said the Bachter Guesthouse had come under attack and that there had been a huge blast inside.
The area around the guesthouse, which appeared to be on fire, has been cordoned off by police.
Police jeeps with mounted machine-guns and fire engines were seen racing through the streets of the capital An increasingly resurgent Taliban have vowed to stage attacks ahead of a second-round run-off in Afghanistan's presidential election on Nov 7.
http://www.stopterrorism.co.in/
Rahul Vallamber
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