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Explosions and Gunfire Heard Near Kabul’s Main Military University Kabul Military University Shaken by Explosions and Gunfire
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Explosions and gunfire erupted near the main military academy in Kabul early Monday, as officials and witnesses feared insurgents had entered another heavily guarded compound in what has been an intense period of violence in the Afghan capital. KABUL, Afghanistan — Explosions and gunfire erupted near the main military academy in Kabul early Monday, as officials and witnesses feared insurgents had entered another heavily guarded compound in what has been an intense period of violence in Afghanistan’s capital.
Two security officials at the scene, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the situation was fluid, said militants set off the fighting by firing rocket-propelled grenades at Marshal Fahim University.Two security officials at the scene, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the situation was fluid, said militants set off the fighting by firing rocket-propelled grenades at Marshal Fahim University.
“A number of suicide attackers entered a unit of the Afghan national army, which is beside the military university,” said Gen. Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. “First, they carried out an explosion, and then they entered the unit. They are four suicide attackers, apparently, but we don’t have exact information.” “A number of suicide attackers entered a unit of the Afghan national army, which is beside the military university,” said Gen. Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. “First, they carried out an explosion, and then they entered the unit.”
He said that government forces had surrounded the attackers and that three soldiers were wounded. He said that government forces had surrounded the attackers and that three soldiers had been wounded.
Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for the Kabul police, said the attack was on a military unit close to the university and not the university itself. He said commando forces had arrived at the scene. Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for the Kabul police, said the attack was on a military unit close to the university and not the university itself. He said commandos had arrived at the scene.
On Saturday, the Taliban drove an ambulance full of explosives onto a busy Kabul street, killing at least 103 people and injuring more than 200. Last week, they attacked the Intercontinental Hotel, leading to 15 hours of fighting that left at least 22 people dead, 14 of them foreigners. The violence came two days after the Taliban drove an ambulance full of explosives onto a busy Kabul street, killing at least 103 people and injuring more than 200. Last week, they attacked the Intercontinental Hotel, leading to 15 hours of fighting that left at least 22 people dead.
After Monday’s attack, ambulances rushed from the scene carrying casualties to hospitals, and a road leading to the university was closed.
As has become routine after such attacks, parents and other relatives gathered outside a security cordon to try to get news of their loved ones.
“My son is a student here — when I heard about the news at 7 a.m., I came from Parwan Province,” said Abdul Majid Nayel, 40, whose son, Abdul Salim, is studying to be an officer. “They told us he is fine, but I have not talked to him. I will wait here until I know my son is fine.”
Sayid Muhammad Khalid, 37, who lives close to the military university, said the attack started just after 5 a.m.
“I first head an explosion, then heavy gunfire started,” Mr. Khalid said. “I counted six or seven explosions.”
Ahmad Jalal, 25, said from the rooftop of his house that he could see some 20 bodies lying on the ground.
“What is going on in this country? We witness an attack every day. If you want to kill us every day, you might as well kill us all at once,” Mr. Jalal said. “I ask the government leaders to resign. You cannot provide security in the capital, so how can you secure the provinces?”