Five Taliban fighters were killed after they led an assault on the Kabul headquarters of Afghanistan's independent election commission headquarters on Saturday. This attack, as well as others from the Taliban are just in time for next week's presidential vote.
Recent Taliban attacks include:
- 28 March: Gunmen trap several people inside guest house housing foreign aid workers in Kabul. Officials say they killed a 10-year-old girl playing outside in the street
- 25 March: Taliban suicide bomber strikes IEC office in Kabul, killing two policemen
- 20 March: 18 policemen killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan. Nine killed, including four foreign nationals, in separate attack on an upmarket hotel in Kabul
(source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26798922)
The Taliban quickly claimed this assault, as they have been threatening to continue to disrupt this election until it actually happens.
Photographed above: Warehouse inside the compound that was set on fire.
The Taliban members leading the assault were reportedly disguised as women as they entered the compound and opened fire. The assault ended with Afghan police killing the five attackers after a four-hour long gun battle.
Sources:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/29/taliban-attack-afghan-electoral-commission-hq-kabul
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26798922
K.Y.
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