An explosion outside the compound of an American-run contractor rocked Kabul on Wednesday, sending up a plume of black smoke amid the sounds of gunfire as the police battled attackers said to have detonated at least one suicide bomb.
Both the Taliban and the Afghan Ministry of Interior said the attack had targeted Counterpart International, which has operated in Afghanistan since 2005, focusing on civic engagement projects, according to its website. It is heavily financed by the United States government.
There were no immediate reports of fatalities. Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, said five people were taken by ambulance to Kabul hospitals. Emergency Hospital in Kabul said in a Twitter post that it had received 15 injured people.
In a Twitter post, a Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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