Gunmen Attack U.S. Embassy, NATO Headquarters

NPR

Published September 13, 2011 at 8:45 AM EDT

In the Afghan capital Kabul, insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles at the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters. Other buildings were also targeted in Kabul. U.S. officials say there are no causalities at the Embassy.

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