Two Afghan civilians were killed, and police evacuated 80 workers from the building.
By Sayed Salahuddin May 8 at 9:45 AM #redindia1 video{position:absolute;width:100%} KABUL — Heavily armed Taliban fighters stormed the offices of a Virginia-based nonprofit group in central Kabul on Wednesday, sparking a gun battle with security forces that lasted several hours, witnesses said.
A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said in an email that the group’s office was targeted because it was engaged in “harmful Western activities” in the country. Muhajid also said the group had “implemented a dangerous program” that promoted “open inter-mixing between men and women.” During five years in power, the Taliban movement banned all gender-mixing and prevented women from working or studying outside the home. Many Afghan women have expressed fears that a peace deal with the Taliban would allow the group to bring back such harsh religious rules.
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