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Gunshots fired, sirens wail in Afghan capital


    KABUL (Reuters) - Repeated automatic gunfire was heard on Thursday morning in the Afghan capital, where Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests have struck twice this month in commando-style raids.

    There was no immediate explanation for the gunfire from authorities, but the country is involved in counting ballots from a presidential election last week that the Taliban vowed to violently disrupt.