A NATO soldier stands guard at the scene of an attack by Taliban militants in Kabul. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities.
AP
2 of 10
A NATO soldier runs to the scene of an attack by Taliban militants in Kabul.
AP
3 of 10
An Afghan National Army soldier runs near the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) as smoke rises from the site of an attack in Jalalabad.
REUTERS
4 of 10
Soldiers from the Afghan National Army keep watch near the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) as smoke rises from the site of an attack in Jalalabad.
REUTERS
5 of 10
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers hold rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers as they keep watch in Kabul.
AFP/Getty Images
6 of 10
An armed Afghan police officer peers over barbed wire as he takes his position following attacks in Kabul and other cities.
REUTERS
7 of 10
Smoke rises from a tower belonging to the British embassy in Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks throughout the area, saying their main targets were the German and British embassies and the headquarters of Afghanistan’s NATO-led force. Taliban fighers had also launched assaults in two provinces, a spokesman for the insurgents said.
REUTERS
8 of 10
Armed Afghan police race into action following attacks in Kabul.
REUTERS
9 of 10
An Afghan policeman takes his position at the site of an attack.
REUTERS
10 of 10
Afghan police head to the scene of an attack in Kabul.
AFP/Getty Images
