Kabul - Eyewitnesses report at least seven explosions and a series of shootings in the embassy district of Kabul. The attacks took place near a supermarket frequented by foreigners.
The US embassy sounded its warning siren to tell all staff to move away from the windows. The shots seemed to come from different directions, which suggests a coordinated attack.
Smoke billowed from the direction of the German embassy, while explosions from rocket-propelled grenades rocked nearby buildings. The embassies were not immediately available to comment.
Afghan security forces were scrambling to reinforce areas around the so-called green zone.
Sunday's explosions were followed by gunshots.
The site of the blast was not immediately clear. Smoke could be seen rising from a few buildings and sirens could be heard through the Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood. Pedestrians in the streets took cover as shooting continued.
Residents across town also reported explosions near the parliament building. A police officer in the area, Mohammad Assan, said there was an attack involving shooting near parliament.
It was the first attack in Kabul since a shooting inside the Interior Ministry in February in which a ministry employee turned a gun on Nato advisers and shot two soldiers dead.
The US embassy sounded its warning siren to tell all staff to move away from the windows. The shots seemed to come from different directions, which suggests a coordinated attack.
Smoke billowed from the direction of the German embassy, while explosions from rocket-propelled grenades rocked nearby buildings. The embassies were not immediately available to comment.
Afghan security forces were scrambling to reinforce areas around the so-called green zone.
Sunday's explosions were followed by gunshots.
The site of the blast was not immediately clear. Smoke could be seen rising from a few buildings and sirens could be heard through the Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood. Pedestrians in the streets took cover as shooting continued.
Residents across town also reported explosions near the parliament building. A police officer in the area, Mohammad Assan, said there was an attack involving shooting near parliament.
It was the first attack in Kabul since a shooting inside the Interior Ministry in February in which a ministry employee turned a gun on Nato advisers and shot two soldiers dead.
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