spaniards among at least six dead in kabul embassy area siege : Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:35:48 -0500 - Four Afghan policemen and two Spaniards were killed when Taliban insurgents stormed a guesthouse near Spain's embassy in Kabul in a 10-hour siege that lasted into early Saturday, in the latest high-profile insurgent attack. Taliban fighters also burst into the embassy after a car bomb blew off the gate of the compound, Madrid said, branding the assault an "attack on Spain". The raid, which left the guest house littered with piles of rubble, came hours after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani voiced optimism that a Taliban peace process would resume within weeks.
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