Spain: Embassy in Kabul Was Attacked

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the hours-long attack on Kabul’s diplomatic quarter of Afghanistan’s capital, in which four Afghan police officers were also killed.

The police forces arrived at the scene in a couple of minutes, while the victims of the attack included two Spanish citizens, one afghan citizens, five police personnel and four attackers.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday confirmed that one Spanish policeman lost his live in the attack but denied media reports that the target of the attack was Spanish Embassy in Kabul.

Multiple blasts and gunfire were heard over the course of the night.

A Taliban attack & an ensuing hours-long siege at a guesthouse in Kabul’s diplomatic enclave left 12 lifeless, together with 4 militants, cops officers stated on Saturday.

Afghan VP Abdul Rashid Dostum and other high-level government officials live in the area.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for killing Jabar, but Taliban militants have increased their attacks recently on Afghan government officials and security forces.

The assault began when a suicide attacker slammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a wall at the entrance to the guest house early Friday afternoon.

Hours prior to the attacks, Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani stated hopefulness about the peace talks with the Taliban.

Earlier this year, the country’s security had been taken over by the Afghanistan military from the hands of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, but since then it had struggled to maintain the peace and order in the war torn nation.

“Or that they are keen to wrangle big concessions from Kabul before they come to the negotiating table”.

His resignation highlighted the domestic backlash Mr Ghani faces over his attempts to fix strained relations with Islamabad.

The president has staked considerable political capital in advocating bonhomie with Afghanistan’s neighbour, which has always been accused of supporting the Taliban.

Spain, which contributed to the global force in Afghanistan, withdrew the last of its troops in October although a few officers remain at the headquarters of Nato’s Resolute Support Mission in Kabul. Ghani asked a press conference on Friday.

But the Taleban rebuffed his remarks.

Zabiullah Mujahid, a purported a Taliban spokesman said, the attacks were part of the Taliban’s offensive called Azam.