Taliban attack Afghan presidential palace door cast a cold light on the court on Tuesday that Washington remains committed to ending the war.
A week later, NATO forces handed over the safe operation of all Afghans, local forces repelled the attackers themselves, killing all eight militants did not call any union help. But assault is also clear that the Taliban is still ongoing fighting spirit scare their way to prove their abilities in the past two checkpoints and rushed into the highly fortified area of ??the capital.
Exchange of fire occurred in the Ariane square, away from the Presidential Palace, President Hamid Karzai's speech is clearly ready later in the morning about 500 meters (yards) and several checkpoints.
Complicate efforts to attack the United States, trying to get the government to sit down Karzai's peace talks with the Taliban. U.S. President Barack Obama and Karzai spoke at a later video conference, which lasted more than an hour, the issues involved, including the peace process and the newly opened Taliban political office in the Gulf state of Qatar, Karzai's office said, without giving further details .
The White House said Obama and Karzai affirmed Afghanistan, rather than the United States, will inevitably lead to the reconciliation process. The leaders also said they still support the Afghan High Peace Council representatives met with the Taliban in the recent Taliban to open a political office in Qatar.
Political analyst and former member of the Afghan Parliament, Moin Marastial said that the Taliban have said they will continue to fight, even if they pursue peace negotiations, the attacker service driven home.
"The main point is, Marastial said:" The Taliban want to show to the Afghan government and the powers of the world, who are in power for their peace process. "They can come close to the palace, where they can come close to NATO, the U.S. military - they want to show the world that" we can do it. "
Shootout began around 6:30 am near the east gate leading to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defence and former U.S. intelligence officials have confirmed prior to use by the CIA Ariane palace next to the hotel. A Taliban militants wearing military-style fatigues appear LTL their black Land Cruiser, and start shooting. Another stuck between two checkpoints and detonated his explosive-laden car.
The Taliban said that all eight soldiers died in the attack, while the Interior Ministry said three security guards were killed and another injured.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility, said in an emailed statement, "Our suicide bombers eight safest areas in Kabul, to achieve" to determine their names and said they carry grenades, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
"Brave Mujahideen from within the special tactics and help their weapons and cars to reach their goals," he said. He said that their goal is the CIA building, palaces and Defense, and claimed: "Some foreign invaders were killed and wounded in the attack."
Karzai violent reaction, he said that the Taliban can not on the one hand to open an office in Qatar and the other to kill the Afghan people for peace.
"Afghan people once again proved that their attack failed, they are opposed to peace in Afghanistan, stability and progress of the enemy," he said.
Taliban reject Karzai government in the past with the negotiations said the United States holds effective control in Afghanistan, but the Americans are hoping to bring the two sides together. Afghan presidential election, long-stalled negotiations become more urgent and most of the United States and other foreign combat troops withdraw in 2014 looming.
American announced last week that they plan to Doha, with the Taliban, the Taliban and the Afghan government after talks between the formal negotiations will begin.
However, when the Taliban to open Doha office under the name "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" banner, which once ruled Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai and other Afghans reacted strongly, saying that the office had breached the agreement and more like a rival than a Bureau embassy peace negotiations.
The Taliban have since been forced to remove the offending logo and signature, but no peace negotiations have not yet started, the event service highlights the tension between the parties.
Tuesday's attack, U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham called for an end to violence, and once again push the Taliban open peace negotiations.
"All the attackers were killed, without success to achieve their goals - which once again proves that the Taliban's efforts are in vain, to use violence and terror to achieve their goals," he said in a statement. "We again call on the Government of Afghanistan Taliban table to talk about peace and reconciliation."
Palace in Kabul city center large fortified area, which also includes the U.S. Embassy and NATO-led coalition headquarters are strictly limited and access. Some Kabul residents initially thought gunfire was a coup attempt, because a Taliban attack on the idea of ??the safety zone seemed so impossible.
A group of reporters, including the Associated Press, is waiting to enter the palace grounds with Karzai's news events, when they witnessed the attack began. Reporters were hiding in a religious shrine, who had been arrested and opening the way to school he pulled a boy off the street.
Kabul police chief Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi say gunmen jumped out his SUV, second car after trying to use false documents, through checkpoints by security forces to stop firing. Second car bomb exploded.
Smoke can be seen from the CIA is said to be located in the area of ??the hotel, but there is no immediate indication that any buildings were hit attack.
Also Tuesday morning, a van in the southern Kandahar province, hit a bomb buried in the road, killing their way to an engagement party for 11 members of the groom's family said Kandahar provincial governor spokesman Ahmed Fraser Seoul chin. Faisal said the dead included eight women, two children and a man, and two other men were also wounded.
In Uruzgan, Kandahar province, north of the provincial governor's spokesman Abdullah HEMAT said Tuesday that six Afghan National Police patrol was hit by a roadside bomb killed the day before.
NATO convoy was hit Ghazni province, southwest of Kabul, a roadside bomb destroyed the vehicle, but caused no casualties.



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