Suicide Bombers Attack the British Council in Kabul

U.K. Compound in Kabul, Afghanistan Attacked
Dar Yasin / AP

Standing Firm
Afghan police stand guard near the site of a suicide attack outside the British Council, August 19, 2011. The U.K. Foreign Office condemned the attack, but confirmed that all British citizens were "shaken but well" after being safely removed from the building.

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