Militants stormed an intelligence agency training centre in Kabul on Monday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, triggering an intense gunbattle with Afghan police. During the attack, roads to the area were closed and dozens of police and intelligence officers blocked access to the public. "Two IS attackers raid the Afghan intelligence centre in Kabul," the jihadists' Amaq outlet reported. Morale has been further eroded by long-running fears that the militants have insider help -- everything from infiltrators in the ranks to corrupt Afghan forces selling equipment to the Taliban. Last month a suicide attacker blew himself up outside a political gathering in Kabul, killing at least 14 people in an attack claimed by IS.

Source: dna December 18, 2017 18:56 UTC