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| A suicide attack has been launched on a traffic police building in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul. | A suicide attack has been launched on a traffic police building in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
| A car bomb detonated outside the office just before dawn, injuring some civilians and police, officials said. | A car bomb detonated outside the office just before dawn, injuring some civilians and police, officials said. |
| A number of suicide bombers and gunmen then attacked the building, where fighting is continuing, police said. | A number of suicide bombers and gunmen then attacked the building, where fighting is continuing, police said. |
| The Taliban, which has hit a number of Kabul targets recently, claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message sent to media organisations. | The Taliban, which has hit a number of Kabul targets recently, claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message sent to media organisations. |
| Last week the group attacked the National Directorate of Security in the city centre, killing four guards working for the intelligence services. | Last week the group attacked the National Directorate of Security in the city centre, killing four guards working for the intelligence services. |
| In Monday's attack, at least one militant blew himself up outside the traffic police headquarters, police officials told the BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul. | In Monday's attack, at least one militant blew himself up outside the traffic police headquarters, police officials told the BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul. |
| A second attacker was then shot by security forces, but two others were now holed up inside the four-storey building, says our correspondent. | |
| Afghan Special Forces backed up by foreign special forces were trying to clear the traffic department, Kabul Police head General Ayoub Salangi told the BBC. | Afghan Special Forces backed up by foreign special forces were trying to clear the traffic department, Kabul Police head General Ayoub Salangi told the BBC. |
| He said four police and six civilians had been wounded in the attack. | |
| Local residents said two large explosions which shattered the windows of nearby buildings had been followed by sporadic - and continuing -gunfire. | Local residents said two large explosions which shattered the windows of nearby buildings had been followed by sporadic - and continuing -gunfire. |
| Our correspondent suggests the strategic location of the traffic department - close to several key police units as well as the country's parliament - suggests it could have been chosen as a launching pad for a more prolonged attack. | Our correspondent suggests the strategic location of the traffic department - close to several key police units as well as the country's parliament - suggests it could have been chosen as a launching pad for a more prolonged attack. |
| The incident was causing traffic gridlock in certain areas of Kabul - where busy intersections are controlled by officials rather than traffic lights - as officers were unable to get to work. | The incident was causing traffic gridlock in certain areas of Kabul - where busy intersections are controlled by officials rather than traffic lights - as officers were unable to get to work. |
| Militant groups continue to mount regular attacks in Afghanistan, raising questions as to how the Afghan security forces will cope after international troops leave the country in 2014. | Militant groups continue to mount regular attacks in Afghanistan, raising questions as to how the Afghan security forces will cope after international troops leave the country in 2014. |