Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

Militants attack U.S. embassy in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2011, shows a building under construction at Abdul Haq square, which is about 300 meters from the U.S. Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents, who took over the building, launched an attack the same day toward the area of the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, firing rocket-propelled grenades and guns.

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