Assault in Afghan capital leaves 27 dead (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110914/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110914/capt.645bef2ad9ca46118df653b5d477ce9b-645bef2ad9ca46118df653b5d477ce9b-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=ynfOXU876V9f6FbjV.zrkg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A military helicopter belonging to coalition forces flies around a building during a gun battle with Taliban militants in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Sept. 14,2011. The 20-hour insurgent attack in the heart of Kabul ended Wednesday morning after a final volley of helicopter gunfire as Afghan police ferreted out and killed the last few assailants who had taken over a half-built downtown building to fire on the nearby U.S. Embassy and NATO compounds. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0" /></a>AP - The 20-hour insurgent assault on the heavily guarded Afghan capital left 27 dead — including police, civilians and attackers — when fighting finally ended on Wednesday morning, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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