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| Suicide bomber attacks Afghan security offices in Kabul | Suicide bomber attacks Afghan security offices in Kabul |
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| A building belonging to Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) has been attacked by a suicide bomber in the capital, Kabul, officials have told the BBC. | A building belonging to Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) has been attacked by a suicide bomber in the capital, Kabul, officials have told the BBC. |
| A loud explosion was heard, followed by gunfire around the building. | A loud explosion was heard, followed by gunfire around the building. |
| It is close to the interior ministry and other key government offices. | It is close to the interior ministry and other key government offices. |
| It is not yet clear who the attackers are, but the Taliban have over the past two years launched several high profile attacks in Kabul. | It is not yet clear who the attackers are, but the Taliban have over the past two years launched several high profile attacks in Kabul. |
| It is also unclear whether there are any fatalities, although some reports say shop owners and passers-by were injured by the blast. | |
| NDS head targeted | |
| The area involved in central Kabul is heavily barricaded and also houses several Western embassies. | The area involved in central Kabul is heavily barricaded and also houses several Western embassies. |
| The main explosion took place around noon local time (07:30 GMT). A plume of smoke rose from the area, and gunfire and police sirens were then heard. | The main explosion took place around noon local time (07:30 GMT). A plume of smoke rose from the area, and gunfire and police sirens were then heard. |
| The international military coalition in Afghanistan confirmed the explosion and gunfire but had no further details. | The international military coalition in Afghanistan confirmed the explosion and gunfire but had no further details. |
| The attack comes shortly after the return from the US of President Hamid Karzai, who was discussing with President Barack Obama the future of his country after the Nato-led troops withdraw at the end of next year. | The attack comes shortly after the return from the US of President Hamid Karzai, who was discussing with President Barack Obama the future of his country after the Nato-led troops withdraw at the end of next year. |
| Last month, NDS chief Asadullah Khalid was wounded in a Taliban suicide bombing in the Taymeni area of central Kabul. | |
| The Taliban said the attacker had posed as a peace messenger. | |
| Mr Khalid has been in the job since September and has a reputation for being fiercely anti-Taliban. | |
| Militant groups continue to mount regular attacks in Afghanistan, raising questions as to how the Afghan security forces will cope after 2014. |