Third explosion, gun fire shock Kabul

The rocket landed close to a giant tent in a college in west Kabul, where the Peace Jirga was held, told a Xinhua reporter at the site. Sporadic gunshots were heard some 1.5 km away from the venue of the meeting, with helicopters flying around the scene.

Earlier, two rockets landed nearby Intercontinental hotel close to the venue where President Hamid Karzai was delivering his speech, but no one was hurt in the attack, according to a security official who declined to be named.

On Wednesday morning, about 1,600 people including tribal chieftains, parliamentarians, social and political figures as well as government officials gathered at the venue to discuss the ways and means on how to enhance the government-initiated reconciliation process with Taliban militants; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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