29/03/2014 16:29
Afghan election commission HQ under attack by Taliban
Taliban insurgents have attacked the headquarters of the Afghan election commission in Kabul, a week before the presidential election, the BBC reported, citing police.
Gunmen broke into a nearby building, disguised as women, and fired at the election commission with automatic weapons.
Afghan special forces have killed three of the four attackers, police say.
The attack comes a week before presidential elections which the Taliban have vowed to disrupt.
It comes a day after a major onslaught on a building housing foreign aid workers in the Afghan capital.
Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has confirmed to the BBC that the militant group was behind the attack.
Kabul police chief General Zahir told the BBC that three of the attackers had been shot and killed by security forces. He said they had been armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and other weapons.
Elite forces are still confronting one other insurgent inside the building, he adds.