Afghan capital wakes to fighting as siege continues

The Afghan capital woke up to the sounds of explosions and gunfire as a siege by Taliban militants continued into its second day.

A police official in Kabul said fighting in the central diplomatic quarter had ended, but gunfire is being reported near the parliament in the west of the city.

Officials said at least 17 gunmen and one police officer have died.

Attackers also struck in the provinces of Logar, Paktia and Nangarhar.

In Kabul, foreign embassies, Nato's HQ and the Afghan parliament were hit in the first major attack on the city in more than six months.

The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul quotes officials as saying that special forces have entered the construction site in the Wazir Akbar Khan district which the insurgents were using as a base.

The neighbourhood is home to a number of embassies and a Nato base. Read More

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