KABUL (AFP) – Eight people were killed when Taleban suicide bombers stormed the residence of an Afghan lawmaker in Kabul, officials said after the attackers were gunned down early Thursday following a nearly 10-hour siege.
Helmand MP Mir Wali survived the assault with injuries but two of his grandsons and bodyguards were among those killed in the attack.
The Taleban in a statement said their suicide bombers raided the house to disrupt an “important gathering of officials” to address the deteriorating security situation in the lawmaker’s southern opium-rich province.
“President Ashraf Ghani strongly condemns the attack on the residence of Helmand MP Mir Wali, which killed two members of his family, a number of his bodyguards and the son of another MP from Uruzgan, Obaidullah Barakzai,” the presidential palace said in a statement.
“President Ghani termed the attack as an unforgivable crime. Attacking the residence of national personalities cannot be justified in any religion and is against Islamic values.”
Fraidoon Obaidi, chief of Kabul Criminal Investigation Department said Mir Wali was hospitalised after he jumped from his roof to escape the attack.
“The coordinated attack was carried out by three suicide bombers. They were gunned down by Afghan forces,” he added.
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