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Militants in Afghanistan have launched a gun and suicide bomb attack on the governor's compound in Parwan, witnesses and officials say. | Militants in Afghanistan have launched a gun and suicide bomb attack on the governor's compound in Parwan, witnesses and officials say. |
Powerful explosions followed by bursts of gunfire were heard in the regional capital Charikar, an hour's drive north-west of Kabul, witnesses said. | |
The governor, Abdul Basir Salangi, told media from inside the compound that the assault was still under way. | |
Unconfirmed reports say as many as 16 people were killed and 29 injured. | |
Mr Salangi said up to six suicide bombers and gunmen had attacked the compound while a meeting was under way inside. | |
Local police and intelligence chiefs were present, along with advisers from the international coalition. | |
Speaking to private TV channel Tolo News, the governor said: "We are fighting back." | |
The governor's offices have come under attack on previous occasions. | |
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville says the region is usually peaceful. | |
However, under-equipped police there have been struggling both to resist Taliban militants and a rising crime level. |