Taliban attack Spanish embassy in Kabul, four killed

Kabul: Insurgents have launched an attack on a Spanish embassy compound in Kabul on Friday, Afghan officials said, following reports of gunfire and a massive car bomb in the centre of the city.

Atleast four persons were killed in the attacks. “The embassy has been attacked. We are gathering details,” a foreign ministry spokesman in Madrid said, information that was confirmed by the Kabul police.

The embassy is in Sherpur in central Kabul, where a huge car bomb struck during rush hour this evening, followed by ongoing bursts of gunfire in an assault that comes as the resurgent Taliban escalate attacks against government and foreign targets. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, but said the target was a foreign guest house.