Suicide bombers have attacked the British Council offices in Kabul, on the public holiday marking Afghanistan’s independence from Britain.
At least three people were killed in the initial attack early on Friday morning, the city’s criminal investigations chief told AFP.
«I can confirm that three have been killed so far and there are five or six injured but the casualty toll may rise,» Mohammad Zahir said.
The Times Kabul correspondent Jerome Starkey told Sky News gun battles continue amid the bombed offices.
«There were shots coming out of the wreckage of the British Council,» Mr Starkey said.
«Apache helicopters have been circling around the building and the battle is still ongoing.»
It is unclear if any Britons have been killed or injured in the attack.
The Taliban has claimed it launched the attack on the British cultural institution in Kabul to mark the country’s independence from Britain in 1919.
Source: news.sky.com