MMC
04-16-2012, 08:48 AM
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Foreign embassies, Nato's HQ and the parliament were hit in the first major attack on Afghan capital in more than six months.
The attackers also struck in the provinces of Logar, Paktia and Nangarhar. The Taliban said it was the start of a "spring offensive".
Among Sunday's targets was the British embassy, with two rockets hitting a guard tower and a rocket-propelled grenade fired at a house used by British diplomats, but no staff were hurt, the Foreign Office later confirmed.
The Taliban listed as targets the German and British embassies, the Kabul Star hotel, the headquarters of the Nato-led international force (Isaf), and parliament house.
The list also included the ruined Darul Aman palace outside the capital.
A spokesman for the domestic security service, Lutfullah Mashal, said one of the targets was Afghan Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili.
Suicide bombers attacked a US air base near the eastern city of Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province.
The MP said it was clear an intelligence failure had occurred.....snip~
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17719956
Yesterday the Taliban Unleashed their Spring offensive. They attacked embassies and 3 other provinces. As well as an US Base. This was after Obama made he Consession to give the taliban the release of their prisoners and an Office set up in Qatar.
They also tried to get to the Afghan VP.
Foreign embassies, Nato's HQ and the parliament were hit in the first major attack on Afghan capital in more than six months.
The attackers also struck in the provinces of Logar, Paktia and Nangarhar. The Taliban said it was the start of a "spring offensive".
Among Sunday's targets was the British embassy, with two rockets hitting a guard tower and a rocket-propelled grenade fired at a house used by British diplomats, but no staff were hurt, the Foreign Office later confirmed.
The Taliban listed as targets the German and British embassies, the Kabul Star hotel, the headquarters of the Nato-led international force (Isaf), and parliament house.
The list also included the ruined Darul Aman palace outside the capital.
A spokesman for the domestic security service, Lutfullah Mashal, said one of the targets was Afghan Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili.
Suicide bombers attacked a US air base near the eastern city of Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province.
The MP said it was clear an intelligence failure had occurred.....snip~
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17719956
Yesterday the Taliban Unleashed their Spring offensive. They attacked embassies and 3 other provinces. As well as an US Base. This was after Obama made he Consession to give the taliban the release of their prisoners and an Office set up in Qatar.
They also tried to get to the Afghan VP.