Kabul Embassy Attack: Taliban Fighters Killed

According to Shir Pur resident Mohammed Zaman, the explosion was so powerful that it sent a giant cloud of smoke in to the sky and also it broke his glasses.

The Taliban said it was responsible for the attack.

The government in Madrid confirmed that the two foreigners killed during the assault were Spanish policemen.

Seven civilians and two policemen were wounded, Sediqqi said, adding that 12 foreign citizens were rescued by Afghan forces.

The latest in a series of attacks on foreign targets in Kabul began at about 6pm local time on Friday when a suicide attacker detonated a vehicle bomb near the guest house, allowing three gunmen to take up positions and open fire on security forces.

The attack came on the heels of a Taliban siege of the Kandahar Airport earlier this week, which left 50 people dead and raised fresh questions about the capabilities of the Afghan security forces, who are battling insurgents largely on their own now that worldwide forces have vastly scaled down their troops levels.

11 suicide attackers breached the high-security complex, which also houses a joint NATO-Afghan base, taking families hostage and triggering fire-fights with soldiers.

The resignation of Rahmatullah Nabil on Thursday highlighted the domestic backlash Ghani faces over his attempts to fix strained relations with Islamabad.

The meeting was aimed at reviving stalled peace talks between the Afghani government and Taliban militants.

“The members of the Security Council reiterated that no violent or terrorist acts can reverse the path towards Afghan-led peace, democracy and stability in Afghanistan, which is supported by the people and the Government of Afghanistan and by the worldwide community”, the statement concluded. “You answer me”, Mr Ghani told a press conference on Friday.

An initial report indicated that a vehicle exploded in the area, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Twitter without elaborating.