Taliban Stages Bomb-and-Gun Assault in Kabul

A group of Taliban insurgents staged a bomb-and-gun attack in the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday morning, causing many casualties.  The assault targeted a building, which officials say, houses a special unit of the Afghan security force responsible for protecting government officials. It began at around 9 a.m local time with a suicide bomber detonating his explosives-laden vehicle. An intense gunfight between the assailants and Afghan security forces is currently underway, say...

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