There are also conflicting reports on whether the walls were breached in the attack and whether any casualties were reported. First there was an explosion in front of Green Village which destroyed two or three vehicles belonging to foreign forces, and after that a number of insurgents entered inside the compound, fighting Afghan forces, a police official said as quoted by Reuters. At the same time, another security source said that the fighting occurred on the street outside the compound. The compound, which houses United Nations employees, European diplomatic personnel and contractors from different countries, is located on the main highway which connects Kabul to the eastern city of Jalalabad. It is heavily fortified by layers of blast walls and has dozens of armed guards. The camp was last attacked by a suicide car bomber and armed attackers on May 2, 2012, and a number of Afghan guards were killed. None of its residents were injured. Germany, one of the biggest contributors to the international security force in Afghanistan, has announced it has temporarily closed its embassy in the Afghan capital as a “precautionary measure”. It is not clear when the embassy will reopen for business. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Martin Schaefer, confirmed the embassy in Kabul is closed but did not give any details “for security reasons.” Germany currently has some 3,860 soldiers, mainly stationed in the north of Afghanistan.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 22:30:08 +0000
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