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The Guardian - UK
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Taliban target Kabul in deadly attacks

Kabul explosions: Members of Afghan fire brigade rush to the scene of an explosion
Firefighters rush to the scene of an explosion and gunbattle at a guesthouse in Kabul
Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Kabul explosions: An Afghan security officer throws a stone at a photographer
An Afghan security officer throws a stone at a photographer to stop him taking pictures while carrying a dead soldier from the site of a gunbattle in the Shar-e Naw area in central Kabul
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: Afghan soldiers carry away the body of a man from the scene of an explosion
Afghan soldiers carry the body of a man from the scene
Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Kabul explosions: Afghan security forces carry a victim outside the Park Residence guesthouse
Afghan security forces carry a victim outside the Park Residence guesthouse
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: An Afghan commando carrying bullet magazines runs
An Afghan commando carrying bullet magazines runs at the site of the gunbattle in Shar-e Naw
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: A man escapes from a window of a building damaged in the attacks in Kabul
A man escapes from the blasted window of a building damaged in the attacks
Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Kabul explosions: Afghan security forces carry a dead foreigner's body into an ambulance
Afghan security forces lift a body into an ambulance
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: Afghan police officers carefully approach the scene of an explosion
Police officers approach the scene
Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Kabul explosions: Afghan National Army soldiers carry a victim from the site of a blast
Afghan National Army soldiers carry a victim from the site of a blast
Photograph: Reuters
Kabul explosions: Afghan security forces climb a ladder to storm Park Residence guesthouse
Security forces climb a ladder to storm the Park Residence guesthouse to fight suicide attackers
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: Afghans carry an unidentified man after he fled from a hotel
Afghans carry a man after he fled from a hotel attacked by gunmen
Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Kabul explosions: An Afghan soldier trains his grenade launcher towards a hotel
A soldier trains his grenade launcher on a hotel attacked by gunmen
Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Kabul explosions: Military personnel stand in front of Kabul City Centre shopping mall
Military personnel stand in front of Kabul City Centre shopping mall after a bomb blast
Photograph: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
Kabul explosions: Afghan firemen gather to inspect the debris at the site of a blast
Firefighters gather to inspect the debris at the site of a blast
Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: An Afghan commando stands guard outside the the Park Residence guesthouse
An Afghan commando stands guard outside the the Park Residence guesthouse, the site of a gun battle and an explosion carried out by suicide bombers
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: Afghan security officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack
Afghan security officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul
Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
Kabul explosions: An Afghan security official looks out from the Park Residence Guesthouse
An Afghan security official looks out from the Park Residence Guesthouse, the site of a gun battle in the Shar-e Naw area of Kabul
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul explosions: Afghan volunteers remove debris from the scene of a suicide bomb attack
Afghan volunteers remove debris from the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul city centre
Photograph: S. Sabawoon/EPA
Kabul explosions: Afghan security personnel stand guard outside the Aria Guesthouse
Afghan security personnel stand guard outside the Aria Guesthouse, the site of a car bomb explosion carried out by suicide bombers in the Shar-e Naw area
Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
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