Kabul Military academy attacked, 1 held, no claim of responsibility yet
Witnesses said they heard several explosions and gunfire at the academy where high-ranking military officers are trained.
Kabul: One of the insurgents involved in attack on the Marshal Fahim Military University in Kabul city has been arrested by security forces.
Gunmen launched a pre-dawn attack on a military academy in Kabul on Monday, security officials and sources said, in an ongoing assault that marks the latest violence to strike the Afghan capital.
Some of the attackers at the Marshal Fahim Military Academy have been killed, an Afghan security source said, adding the gunmen had not managed to enter the academy.
Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said there had been rocket and gunfire but now "it is calm".
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Witnesses said they heard several explosions and gunfire at around 5:00 am (0030 GMT) at the academy on the outskirts of Kabul where high-ranking military officers are trained.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the raid, which comes days after a Taliban suicide attacker driving an explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of the city, killing and wounding hundreds.
