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Kabul election HQ siege 'ends as attackers shot dead'

The siege Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission headquarters in Kabul has ended after all the insurgents were shot dead, security sources told NBC News. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the rocket attack.

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Taliban claim responsibility for latest Kabul attack

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Afghan policemen take position while smoke from a burning building billows in the background. Credit: AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus

This is the second attack launched against an IEC office this week, as the Islamist insurgency seeks to derail the April 5 election it claims is a "Western-backed sham".

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