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Business News/ Photos / Taliban bombers attack Afghan parliament

Taliban bombers attack Afghan parliament

Two people, including a child, died when Taliban militants launched an assault on the Afghan parliament on Monday, triggering gunfire and explosions and sending lawmakers scurrying for cover

Afghan members of parliament are evacuated after a horrific attack on the parliament building in Kabul. A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday as lawmakers met to consider a new defence minister. Reuters

1/6Afghan members of parliament are evacuated after a horrific attack on the parliament building in Kabul. A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday as lawmakers met to consider a new defence minister. Reuters

A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, wounding at least 19 people and sending a plume of black smoke across Kabul, as a second district in two days fell to the Islamist group in the north. AP

2/6A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, wounding at least 19 people and sending a plume of black smoke across Kabul, as a second district in two days fell to the Islamist group in the north. AP

The Taliban launched a complex attack on the Afghan parliament with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police. Reuters

3/6The Taliban launched a complex attack on the Afghan parliament with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police. Reuters

Afghan security forces guard the site of the suicide attack during clashes with the fighters. The assault on such a high-profile target raises questions about security as Afghan forces battle a resurgent Taliban for the first time without the aid of NATO forces. AP

4/6Afghan security forces guard the site of the suicide attack during clashes with the fighters. The assault on such a high-profile target raises questions about security as Afghan forces battle a resurgent Taliban for the first time without the aid of NATO forces. AP

Members of the Afghan security forces stand over the bodies of Taliban insurgents at one of the gates of the Afghan parliament. Reuters

5/6Members of the Afghan security forces stand over the bodies of Taliban insurgents at one of the gates of the Afghan parliament. Reuters

The site of the suicide attack near the Afghan parliament. Two civilians, a woman and a child, were killed in the attack, according to police and the United Nations. Reuters

6/6The site of the suicide attack near the Afghan parliament. Two civilians, a woman and a child, were killed in the attack, according to police and the United Nations. Reuters

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