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Open Image ModalAfghan army soldiers drive toward the scene of attacks in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(02 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghan security forces arrive at the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Explosions and gunfire rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on April 15, as suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan in coordinated attacks claimed by Taliban insurgents as the start of a spring offensive. AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(03 of22)
Open Image ModalAn Afghan NDS personnel gestures at the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(04 of22)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from a house during the attacks in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(05 of22)
Open Image ModalAn Afghan security officer runs to a building being used as a shelter by insurgents at the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(06 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghan security officers run to a building used by insurgents at the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(07 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghan policemen stand guard as a dog runs near the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(08 of22)
Open Image ModalMembers of Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior (MOI) (L) walk near a building being used by insurgents near the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(09 of22)
Open Image ModalA member of the foreign forces points his gun towards a building being used by insurgents near the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(10 of22)
Open Image ModalMembers of foreign forces arrive near a building being used by insurgents near the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(11 of22)
Open Image ModalSmoke billows near the Kabul Star Hotel during the attacks in Kabul on April 15, 2012. The Afghan capital Kabul came under coordinated attack April 15, with explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic enclave as militants took over a hotel and tried to enter parliament. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(12 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghanistan's special forces from Ministri of Interior arrived at the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Explosions and gunfire rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on April 15, as suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan in coordinated attacks claimed by Taliban insurgents as the start of a spring offensive. AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(13 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghanistan's special forces arrive at the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Explosions and gunfire rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on April 15, as suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan in coordinated attacks claimed by Taliban insurgents as the start of a spring offensive. AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(14 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghan security forces arrive at the scene of an attack in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Explosions and gunfire rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on April 15, as suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan in coordinated attacks claimed by Taliban insurgents as the start of a spring offensive. AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
(15 of22)
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(16 of22)
Open Image ModalBody of an Afghan policeman lies by a vehicle during a gun battle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 15, 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on as many as seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO bases, the parliament and Western embassies. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Photo/Ahmad Nazar) (credit:AP)
(17 of22)
Open Image ModalAn Afghan man examines the remains of a car after three suicide bombers were killed before they reached Jalalabad airport, which security forces say was their target, in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, April 15, 15 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Phot/Rahmat Gul) (credit:AP)
(18 of22)
Open Image ModalAn Afghan soldier stands guard as a helicopter flies low over the scene of a suicide attack on the U.S.-led provincial reconstruction team (PRT) compound in the Behsood district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul Afghanistan, on Sunday, April 15, 15 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Phot/Rahmat Gul) (credit:AP)
(19 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghan soldiers provide security after a suicide attack on the U.S.-led provincial reconstruction team (PRT) compound in the Behsood district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul Afghanistan, on Sunday, April 15, 15 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Phot/Rahmat Gul) (credit:AP)
(20 of22)
Open Image ModalAfghan security forces are seen after a suicide attack on the U.S.-led provincial reconstruction team (PRT) compound in the Behsood district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul Afghanistan, on Sunday, April 15, 15 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Phot/Rahmat Gul) (credit:AP)
(21 of22)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from a hotel after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 15, 2012. Taliban militants launched a series of coordinated attacks across Kabul on Sunday, targeting at least three neighborhoods in the capital that are home to Afghan government buildings, Western embassies and NATO bases. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE (credit:AP)
(22 of22)
Open Image ModalMembers of Afghan security force rush to the site of a battle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 15, 2012. Taliban militants launched a series of coordinated attacks across Kabul on Sunday, targeting at least three neighborhoods in the capital that are home to Afghan government buildings, Western embassies and NATO bases. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE (credit:AP)