BBCNEWS Newsday June 4, 2024 23:21:00
But these are terrifying times for the residents of lashkar gah. in fact, all of helmand province, where people have been hiding in their homes. nowhere else to go, nowhere to hide, nowhere to escape the gunfire. these are deeply uncertain times right across afghanistan, including here in kabul, where a powerful car bomb exploded outside the home of the defence minister right next to the highly protected enclave which houses most of the embassies and government officials. the attackers moved into his villa, provoking a gun battle lasting more than three hours. so, tonight, kabulwas shattered b...