Five Dead After Taliban Assault on Kabul Guest House

Afghan officials say two civilians and three Taliban attackers have died in an assault on a foreign guest house in Kabul. Government and military officials told reporters Saturday that gunmen stormed the guest house near parliament and fired weapons for a number of hours as they struggled to gain control. The government's interior ministry spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi, said two of the gunmen were shot to death and the third attacker detonated explosives strapped to his body. Of the...

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