Kabul, Afghanistan

Explosions and heavy automatic gunfire were heard hours after five well-armed suicide bombers attacked the British Council in the Afghan capital on Friday, leaving at least eight people dead, officials said.
White smoke billowed from a building in the compound while heavily-armed British and Afghan forces cordoned off the area in the center of the capital, establishing a security perimeter around the buildings.
The attacks occurred inside a well-guarded Kabul neighborhood, leaving at least another 10 people wounded, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
The British Council is a British government-affiliated body that fosters cultural and academic exchanges in Afghanistan.
The strike, which the Taliban has claimed responsibility for, also coincides with the 92nd anniversary of Afghan independence from Great Britain. read more