(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Militants have fired mortars at the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan Capital Kabul during a speech by the President to mark a Muslim holiday, the BBC reported.
President Ashraf Ghani was speaking live on television to celebrate Eid al-Adha when explosions were heard near the Presidential Palace.
A combat helicopter later fired on a building where militants are believed to have taken up position.
Ghani’s call for an Eid ceasefire was rejected by Taliban militants.
As troops secured the area targeted, it was still not clear who had fired the rockets or if any casualties had been caused.
Militants from both the Taliban and Islamic State (IS) have carried out attacks in Afghanistan this month that left hundreds of people dead.
