27 people were killed in Taliban attacks across Kabul Tuesday, including 15 attackers. As in the June attack on the Intercontinental Hotel, NATO said today’s events were a Taliban attempt to derail the handover of security to Afghan forces. That attack continued throughout the day and into the evening.
The insurgents fired rockets and bullets from a perch atop an under-construction midrise building in the diplomatic district of Wazir Akbar Khan. Three were killed and a few more are still on the loose, said Afghan officials. A police station, a high school, NATO headquarters, the US embassy, and the airport were also attacked by shooters and suicide bombers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for all the attacks.
Four Afghans were hurt in the American embassy, where staff hid in bunkers as rockets smashed into the grounds.
Reuters quoted military strategist publication STRATFOR, which said insurgents couldn’t infiltrate Kabul without help from some Afghan security forces.
The Indian embassy was attacked in 2008 and 2009, killing scores. NATO headquarters was attacked in 2009, killing 7 and wounding 90. And last year, several Afghan government ministries suffered a day-long Taliban siege, killing at least 15.
The insurgents’ “determination,” an unidentified security official told the New York Times, means more such attacks can expected in the future.
Sorry to hear that civilians had to pay the price of the warmongering bestowed upon their country by the empire. But as I can see, the Taliban is alive and well and it ain't over till the fat lady sings.
Is this the Afghans "Tet Moment"? In the immortal words of the befuddled Walter Cronkite, "What the hell is going on here?" Maybe this will awaken the slumbering MSM. One can only hope.
Maybe an "American" Soviet Moment in Afghanistan……. the GRAVEYARD of empires…… Especially theones with fiat money….
This is really a graveyard for america or every invader but is slow as the world is not supporting Afghans.
Nobody knows real death casualities as these are press reports of NATO.
I see here you're discussing the Taliban attacks in Kabul – this article reports on the attacks at the U.S. Embassy on Afghanistan and relates to your report – http://teapartycourier.com/2011/09/taliban-attack… I think it goes hand-in-hand with your reporting here.