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| Taliban suicide bombers die in attack on int'l zone in Kabul |
| 2014-11-20 |
| [IN.REUTERS] Four Afghan Taliban jacket wallahs died when a group of the forces of Evil tried to storm an international zone in Kabul on Wednesday in the latest high-profile assault aimed at foreign targets in Afghanistan. The attackers tried to break into a complex known as Green Village, starting with the kaboom of a van at the gate of the heavily guarded area in eastern Kabul that houses foreign contractors and various facilities. Security forces repelled them after about an hour of fighting and no casualties were reported among the area's residents, officials said. Attacks on foreign troops, Afghan government officials and security forces have intensified as the international military coalition ends operations, leaving the fight against the Taliban insurgency mostly to Afghan forces. "Four suicide bombers have been killed, there was no harm to civilians," said deputy Interior Minister General Ayoub Salangi. It was not immediately clear how the attackers died. "Since the Green Village had been targeted several times in the past, the place was heavily guarded and the attackers failed to reach their intended target. Only one guard was maimed," said Interior Ministry front man Sediq Sediqqi. The Afghan Taliban, ousted from power by a U.S.-led coalition in 2001, have been staging almost daily attacks in Kabul and grabbed credit for the latest assault. "Suicide bombers attacked the invading forces' base called the Green Village," their front man Zabihullah Mujahid said by text message. "The attack began with blowing up an exploding car and other fighters, armed with heavy and light weapons, arrived at the area and started the shootout." A Western security source at the Green Village told Rooters there had been between four and six kabooms. Another Western security source said the attackers failed to get inside but their grenades went over the wall and hit Green Village premises. They may have also fired rocket-propelled grenades, the source said. The Green Village is one of Kabul's most heavily guarded compounds, surrounded by layers of tall grey blast walls and multiple security check points. |
| Posted by:Fred |