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Taliban militants killed after attacks on Kabul | All Taliban militants, who launched co-ordinated weekend attacks on Kabul have been killed. Pakistan Interior Ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi said the attackers' last two strongholds, in the diplomatic enclave and near the
parliament, had been cleared. "All attackers are dead, the fighting is over," The News quoted Sediqqi, as saying. Kabul was hit by several attacks in three
areas, including embassies and foreign military bases in what Taliban insurgents
said was the start of their spring offensive. Outside the capital, militants attacked
government buildings in Logar Province , the airport in Jalalabad and a police
facility in the town of Gardez in Paktya Province , where a NATO helicopter was
reportedly deployed against them. The attacks raise fears regarding the security
situation in Afghanistan , as NATO prepares to withdraw its 130,000 troops by
the end of 2014 and hand over responsibility for security to the Afghan forces.
But US Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the ability of Afghan security forces to counter
the attacks was a "clear sign of progress".
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