Burqa-clad Taliban Storm Kabul Election HQ

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Channel: Wrath0fKhan · 2014 · People & Blogs

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An eyewitness suggested the attackers were wearing women's burkas, as the BBC's David Loyn reports.

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Afghanistan election HQ attack: Taliban militants killed (BBC, March 29, 2014)
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"Taliban militants who attacked Afghanistan's election commission headquarters have all been killed, police say. Gunmen broke into a nearby building, disguised as women, and opened fire on the commission compound. Police said special forces killed four attackers, while the Interior Ministry put the number at five.

The attack comes a week before presidential elections which the Taliban have vowed to disrupt. Insurgents in the Afghan capital targeted a guest house for foreign aid workers on Friday. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed to the BBC that the militant group was behind the latest attack.

Deputy Interior Minister Mohammed Ayub Salangi says two policemen were wounded in the attack. There are not thought to have been any casualties among the dozens of Independent Election Commission (IEC) staff and other people in the compound.

The heavily fortified compound includes a series of warehouses and office buildings where candidates are registered and ballot papers are sent out across the country..."


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