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Afghan parliament under attack in Kabul Taliban attack Afghanistan parliament in Kabul
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Multiple explosions have taken place around the Afghan parliament in the capital Kabul. The Taliban have carried out a co-ordinated attack on the Afghan parliament in the capital, Kabul, where heavy fighting is still going on.
A security official told Reuters gunfire was also heard outside the building. Live television footage showed lawmakers being evacuated amid smoke. Attackers detonated a huge car bomb outside the building, before racing into parliament itself, reports say.
It is not immediately clear what has caused the blast or whether there are any casualties. Police are evacuating the premises, while trying to fight off the attackers.
The Taliban say they are carrying out the attack to coincide with a vote to endorse a new defence minister.
Pictures on social media showed parliament full of smoke and people running for cover.
The incident happened as new Defence Minister Massoom Stanekzai was being introduced to MPs, who need to endorse him.
Local media report another explosion in the Dahmazang area of Kabul city.Local media report another explosion in the Dahmazang area of Kabul city.
The candidate for the Afghan defence ministry, Massoum Stanikzai was scheduled to go to Parliament on a vote of confidence today, says the BBC's Waheed Massoud, in Kabul. Television was broadcasting live from the building when the explosion struck and MPs were seen fleeing the building.