Attack: Firefighters try to put out a fire in the DAI offices in Kunduz today after Taliban suicide bombers stormed the building, killing five including a British civilian Taliban Attack USAID Compound in Afghanistan (click title to entry - thank you)
(July 2) -- Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a USAID compound in northern Afghanistan today, killing at least five people and wounding 24.
The governor of Kunduz province said the dead included a British citizen, a German private security guard and a Filipino, as well as two Afghan policemen, according to Radio Free Europe.
Militants hit the newly opened offices of Development Alternatives Inc. -- a consulting company that works closely with USAID on issues of governance and community development -- in the early hours of the morning. Gov. Mohammad Omar told Reuters that a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the compound gates, allowing more bombers and gunmen to rush inside. A fierce firefight raged among security guards, police and rebel Islamists for five hours....
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/taliban-attack-us-aid-compound-in-afghanistan/19539619
Not that there weren't casualties, but, the Taliban hadn't succeeded to overpower by any measure.
