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Explosions and gunfire in Kabul, Taliban claimed attacks

2 Marzo 2017 BreakingNews @en di

Explosions and gunfire echoed in Kabul on Wednesday in two separate Taliban assalt, said afghan officials. A suicided bomber struck a district of the Afghan police and after that it is been a gun battle, said the Interior Minister. He added that minutes later another suicide bomber blew himself while he was trying to enter the Afghan Intelligence Agency in eastern Kabul. There are victims but the authorities don’t say the official number. The Afghan health ministry said 18 wounded people, some of them seriously, had so far been taken to hospitals. Taliban claimed both attacks.

Northwestern Pakistan: six people killed in a suicide attack

16 Febbraio 2017 Asia @en/BreakingNews @en di

Four security personnel were among at least six persons killed when two Taliban suicide bombers today attacked a government compound in northwestern Pakistan’s restive tribal region. The explosion took place at the headquarters in Ghalanai in the Mohmand tribal region when two suicide bombers tried to enter the colony and when signaled to stop – one blew himself up while the other was killed by firing of security forces, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

Taliban attack has killed five members of the Afghan local police force

16 Febbraio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

An Afghan official says that a Taliban attack on a village in northern Faryab province has killed five members of the local police force. Karim Yuresh, spokesperons for the provincial police chief, said that Taliban has gained the control of the village, located in the Shirin Tagab district. The five members of the local police are been killed and other two are been wounded. Qari Yusouf Ahamdi, a Taliban spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the attack.

New Taliban attack in Kabul

27 Maggio 2015 BreakingNews @en di

Four gunmen have been killed after trying to storm a guesthouse in a diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. The attack resulted in an overnight gun battle in the Wazir Akbar Khan district, home to several embassies and official buildings.

The Taliban says it launched the attack. It lasted at least six hours. The assailants were armed with a rocket propelled grenade launcher and other weapons, the interior ministry said. No civilian or military casualties were reported.