Taliban fire rockets at Afghan parliament


epa05233274 A view of an Afghan Parliament building, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 28 March 2016. According to media reports, four rockets were fired at the new Afghanistan parliament building in Kabul on 28 March. No causalities were reported yet. EPA/HEDAYATULLAH AMID

KABUL: Taliban insurgents fired a barrage of rockets at Afghanistan’s newly built parliament complex in Kabul on Monday, as top security officials including the intelligence chief prepared to address the assembly.

Multiple rockets smashed into the sprawling compound, blowing out windows in one building. But no one was reported hurt and the parliament session continued uninterrupted.

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