Police in Afghanistan surrounded a guest house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul late on Tuesday night, when heavily armed gunman stormed the area which is home to several embassies and government buildings.<br /><br /> Gunfire and explosions could be heard as the insurgents, now known to be Taliban, battled with Afghan security forces.<br /><br /> Police claim to have killed all four militants. There were no further casualties.<br /><br /> The Afghan capital has been hit by a series of high-profile attacks on foreigners and government targets over the past two weeks including one on the Park Palace Hotel which left over a dozen dead.<br /><br /> NATO’s 13 year combat mission officially ended in December and the small contingent that remains is engaged in training Afghan security forces.
