Sunday, 17 July 2011 – According to officials an adviser to the Afghan president has been killed in an attack that is still on going.
Officials further added, the incident took place in Kart-e-char area of Kabul city after a number of Unknown gunmen on Sunday attacked the home of Jan Mohammad Khan, a former governor Uruzgan province and adviser to President Hamid Karzai.
A senior police official said a second man was also killed — a member of parliament from Uruzgan, Mohammad Hashem Watanwal — and an interior ministry official confirmed there had been a second death.
According to police chief of capital Kabul, security forces and the attackers were still echanging fire around his house.
The incident comes less than a week after Mr Karzai’s brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, was assassinated.
Siddiq Siddiqi, spokesman for the Interior Ministry said, the clashes started around 8:00 pm local time and at least two armed militants were involved in the attack.
Mr. Siddiqi further added, “The attackers were not suicide bombers. Afghan security forces managed to arrest one of the attackers who was carrying one AK-47 assault rifle and a grenade while the second one was still resisting with the security forces.”
Gen. Ayub Salangi, police chief of Kabul city confirmed that one of the attackers were still alive and resisting against the security forces from inside the house.
Mr. Salangi further added, Afghan security forces are struggling to clear the house.
In the meantime, an official in the ministry of defense said, the attackers were suicide bombers and were equipped with suicide vests and machine guns.
