Suicide Bombers Attack the British Council in Kabul

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

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Afghan special police forces arrive at the site of a suicide attack on Friday, August 19, 2011. After several hours of gunfire and blasts, the U.K.'s ambassador in Kabul said all the gunmen had been killed. The Taliban, who claims responsibility, said the attack marked the anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from the U.K. in 1919.

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