Taliban Attack in Kabul Kills 19

[unhappycamper]

Taliban Attack in Kabul Kills 19
February 11, 2009
Associated Press

KABUL - Taliban fighters, carrying assault rifles and wearing suicide vests, stormed the Justice Ministry and another government building in Afghanistan's capital Wednesday, forcing workers to flee from windows, according to government officials and a Taliban spokesman.

Nineteen people were killed in the assault.

The coordinated attacks struck in the heart of Kabul, underscoring the reach of the Taliban beyond their strongholds in the south and east ahead of a planned visit by President Barack Obama's special envoy to the region.

Eight assailants also died in the attacks, said Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, bringing to 27 the total deaths.

Azimi said all eight attackers had suicide vests, but only three assailants set them off.


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[tekisui]

1. I wonder if the Taliban are going to make a push for Kabul,

or if these attacks are more isolated strategic incidents?