Explosion rocks northern Afghan city

AFGHANISTAN: An explosion rocked Kunduz city the capital of Kunduz province in north Afghanistan Friday morning and a gun battle erupted.

Locals said that suicide bombers entered a base of NATO-led troops early morning and one of them blew himself up and since then gun battle continues.

However, an official in Kunduz city the capital of Kunduz province who declined to be named said that suicide bombers entered a guest house of U.S. troops at 03:00 a.m. local time and since then clash continues.

Meantime, governor of Kunduz province Mohammad Omar in talks with Xinhua confirmed that Taliban attacked a guest house of U.S. troops in Kunduz city this morning. “Taliban insurgents intruded a guest house of U.S. military in Kunduz city this morning and some have been killed,” Omar told Xinhua.

Omar also said that one police constable was killed and a foreigner was injured outside the compound. Police chief of Kunduz province Mohammad Razaq Yaqubi in talks with Xinhua said that two suicide bombers were killed and the situation has been brought under control. Xinhua