Suicide Bombers Attack the British Council in Kabul

U.K. Compound in Kabul, Afghanistan Attacked
Ahmad Masood / Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 19, 2011
Smoke billows during an attack on offices belonging to the British Council in the Afghan capital on August 19, 2011. Gunmen stormed the British Council office, killing at least nine and taking over the compound for hours.

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