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Afghan Forces Clash with Gunmen in Kabul |
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Afghan officials say at least seven people were killed during fierce fighting in Kabul between security forces and militants with suspected links to Sunday's attack on President Hamid Karzai.
Reports from the scene said five militants and two intelligence agents died Wednesday during an assault on a suspected Taliban hideout in a densely populated neighborhood of the capital.
Several hours of fighting in the area involved small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Authorities said the fight ended when five militants blew themselves up inside the house.
A Taliban spokesman told news agencies that at least one of the men was involved in Sunday's attack on a military parade in Kabul. President Karzai was not harmed in that attack, but three bystanders were killed.
Security forces said they killed three attackers and arrested several people.
Tuesday, U.S. President George Bush said in Washington progress is being made in Afghanistan despite a recent increase in violence there.
Also Tuesday Afghanistan's intelligence chief, Amrullah Saleh, told parliament he knew of the plot to assassinate President Karzai and had warned the Afghan leader and his security advisor.
By VOA News
30 April 2008 |
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Afghanistan
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