A wave of attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul and elsewhere have targeted major Western installations, leaving at least 19 people dead.<br /><br />The Taliban say the attacks are the beginning of the group's "spring offensive".<br /><br />In Kabul, attackers targeted the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters and the German and British embassies.<br /><br />The Afghan parliament was also in the line of fire, with some MPs and their bodyguards taking to the roof to join in the fight.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Kabul, Afghanistan.
