Afghanistan declares end to Kabul operation after killing all attackers as demonstrations erupt in several cities to support Afghan soldiers
Car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hits Afghanistan's capital near heavily fortified"Green Zone", leaving three civilians and three attackers dead, security officials say.
A coordinated assault targeting the defence minister and several lawmakers in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has been repelled and all the unidentified attackers killed, Interior Ministry said. Tuesday's attack began with a car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire near the heavily fortified "Green Zone", leaving three civilians and three attackers dead, security officials said amid an upturn in violence by Taliban insurgents.Rise in attacks
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