Taliban storm police, intelligence offices in Kabul

By Shadi Khan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Taliban stormed two major security installations, including a police center and a regional intelligence agency office in the capital Kabul Wednesday, according to an eyewitness and officials.

Tolo News, an Afghan television news outlet, said the Public Health Ministry confirmed that 35 people have been wounded in the attack. It also tweeted that “attackers have reportedly entered PD6 Police HQ and are carrying heavy and light weapons”.

The 6th district center of Afghan police and the 12th district of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were targeted in the attack described by a security source as suicide attacks followed by gunbattles.

Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), confirmed the ongoing attacks. Danish told Anadolu Agency two attackers stormed the security installations after a suicide car bomb attack. He added that five security personnel sustained minor injuries.

The Afghan Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on its website.

According to the militant group, vehicles loaded with explosives attacked the security installations at a time when an important meeting was underway there.

An eyewitness told Anadolu Agency fighting remains underway in the Darul Aman neighborhood in the western part of the city.