Government: Kabul attack over, assailants killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government says the two-day insurgent assault in the heart of Kabul has ended and all the attackers have been killed.
The Interior Ministry says the area around the building where attackers had been holed up is now safe.
The head of the police unit overseeing the operation says that the last six attackers were killed inside the building at a major traffic circle in the Afghan capital.
Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada says there are no remaining insurgents alive in the structure.
He says Afghan security forces are now on the roof of the building after a slow clearing operation that lasted into early morning Wednesday.
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