A training facility of the National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan’s spy agency, came under severe attack on late on the morning of Dec. 18. 2017. The nearly five-hour assault was carried out by two heavily-armed insurgents. Islamic State’s regional group claimed responsibility.
“A white Toyota full of explosives rammed close to the gates of the NDS training facility in Kabul,” an Afghan official who was close to the attack told War Is Boring. “The two attackers survived the blast but were unable to get in to the facility, so instead they entered an under-construction building next door.”
The attackers carried heavy weapons including hand grenades and rocket launchers. “In the end, the two attackers blew themselves up with their suicide vests,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
While eyewitnesses claimed there were several injuries, the official denied that the NDS suffered any damage. “Three NDS officers suffered minor injuries,” he said.
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