Taliban attack Afghan parliament, seize second district in north

Kabul, June 22 (ANI): A Taliban suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, shattering windows and forcing lawmakers to flee. Live TV showed lawmakers in parliament as the attack occurred and the gunbattle was still continuing. A local eyewitness said clashes is still going on. Security officials said the bomber blew himself up just outside the parliament buildings and several fighters took positions in a building close to parliament. They said all the lawmakers were safe. The withdrawal of foreign forces and a reduction in US air strikes have allowed Taliban fighters to launch several major attacks in important Afghan provinces. The second district to fall to the Taliban on Monday was in the northern province of Kunduz. The Taliban captured Dasht-e-Archi district a day after hundreds of militants fought their way to the centre of the adjacent district of Chardara. Mohammad Yusuf Ayubi, head of the provincial council, said local forces suffered casualties but did not have a precise count.

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