An Afghan policeman stands guard near a house where security forces clashed with suspected Taliban rebels in Kabul on April 30, 2008. Afghan security forces raided a house in Kabul, killing two Taliban militants involved in a weekend attack on a parade attended by President Hamid Karzai, a rebel spokesman said. Intelligence agents and police fought a fierce gunbattle at the building in the west of the city and cordoned off the area but gave no details. Residents reported hearing gunfire for about seven hours. Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 months ago

An Afghan policeman stands guard near a house where security forces clashed with suspected Taliban rebels in Kabul on April 30, 2008. Afghan security forces raided a house in Kabul, killing two Taliban militants involved in a weekend attack on a parade attended by President Hamid Karzai, a rebel spokesman said. Intelligence agents and police fought a fierce gunbattle at the building in the west of the city and cordoned off the area but gave no details. Residents reported hearing gunfire for about seven hours.

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