KABUL ATTACK NO BIG DEAL

"... (it was) the longest attack in Kabul since the US-led invasion in 2001. Eleven Afghan civilians were killed, including several children, in the fighting... along with five Afghan policemen and 11 insurgents. At least nine Afghans, including four police officers were killed, and 23 people including civilians were wounded... The US ambassador to Afghanistan has described a 20-hour assault on Kabul's diplomatic and military quarter as "not a very big deal..."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/14/kabul-attacks-us-ambassador


20-HOUR INSURGENT ATTACK IN KABUL

"The 20-hour insurgent assault on the heavily guarded Afghan capital left 27 dead - including police, civilians and attackers... This week's strike was the third deadly attack in Kabul since late June..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/kabul-attack-ends_n_961447.html