Taliban Launch Multi-Pronged Attack On City Of Kandahar -- The Guardian
Gunmen and suicide bombers hit at least five targets as insurgents aim to take control of provincial capital.
The Taliban launched an unprecedented, multi-pronged attack on Kandahar, with commanders claiming they aimed to "take control of the city".
The assault by gunmen and suicide bombers on at least five targets in the southern city began at midday and, according to insurgents who talked to the Observer by phone during the fighting, involved hundreds of attackers.
The sustained attack on government buildings wounded at least 24 people and created chaos in the capital of a province Nato has spent the past year trying to secure.
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More News On Yesterday's Taliban Attack In Kandahar
Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghanistan's Kandahar -- Reuters
Deaths, injuries in Taliban assault on Kandahar -- CNN
Deadly Attack by Insurgents in Kandahar -- New York Times
Taliban attack government buildings in Kandahar -- Star Telegram
Taliban strikes targets in Kandahar -- UPI
Taliban multiple attacks kill 8, wounds 29 in S. Afghanistan -- Xinhuanet
Kandahar attacks were bin Laden 'revenge': Karzai -- AFP
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