Spanish cop killed in attack in Kabul

A massive Taliban car bomb and gunfire rocked Kabul's diplomatic quarter Friday in a deadly assault near the Spanish embassy, officials said, the latest in a string of high-profile insurgent attacks, reports AFP.
At least one person -- a Spanish policeman -- was confirmed dead in the ongoing attack, which comes as the Afghan government scrambles to revive long-stalled peace talks with the insurgents.
Security men near the embassy ducked from gunshots as they hauled away a limp body and two wounded men -- one bleeding from the head, the other a policeman with a gunshot wound to his leg -- through the dark to a waiting ambulance, an AFP photographer saw.
The embassy was earlier reported to be the target of the attack, but Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy clarified that the assault was nearby and not on the compound.
"It was an attack against some guesthouses very near the embassy," Rajoy said, confirming a Spanish policeman had been killed and all embassy staff had been evacuated.

 

Spanish cop killed in attack in Kabul

A massive Taliban car bomb and gunfire rocked Kabuls diplomatic quarter Friday in a deadly assault near the Spanish embassy, officials said, the latest in a string of high-profile insurgent attacks, reports AFP. At least one person -- a Spanish policeman -- was confirmed dead in the ongoing attack, which comes as the Afghan government scrambles to revive long-stalled peace talks with the insurgents. Security men near the embassy ducked from gunshots as they hauled away a limp body and two wounded men -- one bleeding from the head, the other a policeman with a gunshot wound to his leg -- through the dark to a waiting ambulance, an AFP photographer saw. The embassy was earlier reported to be the target of the attack, but Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy clarified that the assault was nearby and not on the compound. It was an attack against some guesthouses very near the embassy, Rajoy said, confirming a Spanish policeman had been killed and all embassy staff had been evacuated.