KABUL, Afghanistan — A brazen Taliban attack that targeted the Kabul offices of a British security company killed five of its staffers, including a British national, the company said Thursday. Afghan officials revised the initial number of 10 reported killed in the Kabul assault to six. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents had killed 10 foreigners but the Taliban often exaggerate their claims. A statement from the governor’s office in Helmand confirmed that 16 Taliban were killed. The Taliban view the U.S.-backed government in Kabul as a dysfunctional Western puppet and have refused repeated offers to negotiate with it.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 29, 2018 12:45 UTC