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Afghan Taliban insurgents attack foreign guesthouse in Kabul


    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan Taliban insurgents attacked a guesthouse used by foreigners in an upscale residential part of the capital Kabul on Friday, police said.

    "A suicide bomber detonated his car loaded with explosives in front of a guesthouse used by foreign and Afghan citizens and now a number of suicide bombers are apparently inside," said Hashmat Stanikzai, a spokesman for Kabul's police chief.

    "A gunfight is under way. There are no reports of possible casualties."

    The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying in a statement the target was a foreign guesthouse and a church.

    (Reporting by Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi, Writing by Maria Golovnina; Editing by Ron Popeski)