An attack on the Afghanistan parliament in Kabul has come to an end. Officials say six gunmen were killed and nineteen people wounded.<br /><br /> The co-ordinated attack by the Taliban began when a suicide bomber struck outside the parliament building in Kabul. Gunmen then opened fire from an area close to the chamber, a police official confirmed.<br /><br /> It’s repored one female MP was among the 19 people who were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said they carried out the attack to coincide with a vote to endorse a new defence minister.<br /><br /> The attack at the heart of the symbolic seat of power by the insurgents has added to questions about the NATO-trained Afghan security forces ability to cope.<br /><br /> Violence has spiralled in Afghanistan since the withdrawal of most of the foreign forces at the end of last year more than 13 years after the US-led military intervention toppled the Taliban from power.
