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| Afghanistan unrest: Taliban attack Kabul airport | |
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| Heavily armed militants have attacked Kabul International Airport with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, Afghan police say. | Heavily armed militants have attacked Kabul International Airport with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, Afghan police say. |
| The Taliban has said it carried out the attack. | |
| Eyewitnesses said the militants took over an unused building near the heavily guarded airport. | Eyewitnesses said the militants took over an unused building near the heavily guarded airport. |
| Airport officials told Reuters news agency that all flights had now been diverted to other Afghan cities. There are no reports yet of any casualties. | |
| Eyewitness Ramin Anwari told the BBC that neighbours were woken by the sound of fighting. | Eyewitness Ramin Anwari told the BBC that neighbours were woken by the sound of fighting. |
| "I could hear more than 10 explosions, some really heavy, in a matter of some minutes coming from the area across the airport," he said. | "I could hear more than 10 explosions, some really heavy, in a matter of some minutes coming from the area across the airport," he said. |
| Afghan police and special forces are currently engaged with the militants in buildings near the airport, and reports suggest they have surrounded them. | |
| An interior ministry official told the BBC that the airport itself had not been damaged in the attack, claiming "not a single rocket" had landed inside. | |
| Presidential dispute | Presidential dispute |
| The airport attack comes two days after at least 42 people were killed in a suicide attack at a market in Paktika province in the east of the country. | The airport attack comes two days after at least 42 people were killed in a suicide attack at a market in Paktika province in the east of the country. |
| Earlier this week Afghanistan's two presidential candidates reached a deal to resolve a dispute over the results of last month's presidential election. | Earlier this week Afghanistan's two presidential candidates reached a deal to resolve a dispute over the results of last month's presidential election. |
| The contenders, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, agreed to accept the outcome of a vote audit after earlier allegations of voter fraud. | The contenders, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, agreed to accept the outcome of a vote audit after earlier allegations of voter fraud. |
| The dispute had revived fears for Afghanistan's stability after the withdrawal of US-led forces later this year. | The dispute had revived fears for Afghanistan's stability after the withdrawal of US-led forces later this year. |
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