Foreigners trapped in Kabul guest house under Taliban attack
- 10 years ago
Gunshots and car alarms echo in an upscale neighborhood in Kabul.
Police there said Taliban insurgents attacked a guest house used by foreigners.
(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) ZAMIN GUL, AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER, SAYING:
"We were at the area when an explosion happened in our nearby building. After the explosion, we surrounded the area, then I saw some people were in the building and called on us that there are some attackers."
A Reuters witness at the scene saw about 20 people who appeared to be non-Afghans being evacuated.
Many looked frightened and in shock.
A police official said three U.S. citizens, a Peruvian, a Malaysian and one unidentified African were still inside.
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) LOCAL RESIDENT, SAYED HAFIZULLAH, SAYING:
"I was sitting at the office when an explosion happened. The glass of the windows had fallen over me. I don't know which office is the target but there is still fighting going on."
The number of deaths and injuries
Police there said Taliban insurgents attacked a guest house used by foreigners.
(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) ZAMIN GUL, AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER, SAYING:
"We were at the area when an explosion happened in our nearby building. After the explosion, we surrounded the area, then I saw some people were in the building and called on us that there are some attackers."
A Reuters witness at the scene saw about 20 people who appeared to be non-Afghans being evacuated.
Many looked frightened and in shock.
A police official said three U.S. citizens, a Peruvian, a Malaysian and one unidentified African were still inside.
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) LOCAL RESIDENT, SAYED HAFIZULLAH, SAYING:
"I was sitting at the office when an explosion happened. The glass of the windows had fallen over me. I don't know which office is the target but there is still fighting going on."
The number of deaths and injuries