Taliban Launches Major Attack on U.S. Embassy, NATO HQ in Kabul, Afghanistan – Video Report 9/13/11

Rockets fired; 5 Suicide Bomber Detonations; “Large Number of Civilian Casualties”; At Least 10 Explosions Heard in the City:

FOX NEWS: Insurgents are firing rockets towards the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other official buildings in Kabul, Afghanistan Fox News confirms.

Taliban militants are claiming responsibility for the attacks. Police said the gunmen were firing from a tall office building that is under construction at Kabul’s Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 yards from the U.S. Embassy. American officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

At least ten explosions and much gunfire have been heard. The surge of violence was a stark reminder of the instability that continues to plague Afghanistan nearly a decade after the U.S. invcastion that ousted the Taliban in the way of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the U.S. . . . Read More