Attacks on Afghan government buildings kill 19. Taliban gunmen attacked the Justice Ministry building and corrections building in the city of Kabul. The men were wearing suicide vest, and using assault rifles and grenades to storm the buildings. The attackers killed at least 19 people in the attacks while 8 of the attackers died also. Three of them detonated their suicide vest while the others were killed in a shootout with the security forces. The men appeared to have control over the Justice Ministry for short time until security forces were able to get rid of them. One other attacker was killed outside the Education Ministry by security forces before he could get into the building.

Zabiullah Mujaheed, who is a known spokesperson for the Taliban stated these attacks happened because of the mistreating of Taliban prisoners in the Afghan government jails. Mujaheed, who spoke from a undisclosed locations said. ” “We have warned the Afghan government to stop torturing our prisoners. Today we attacked Justice Ministry compounds.”

This attack comes right before a scheduled visit from President Barack Obama’s special envoy. Obama has vowed to increase the United States’ focus onto the Taliban to help get rid of this terrorist group.

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