Top of the Hour: US Embassy in Kabul Under Attack by Taliban, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

The Taliban is taking responsibility for coordinated attack on the U.S. embassy and the headquarters for NATO’s International Assistance Security Force in Kabul, Afghanistan this morning. The New York Times’  Jack Healy, who is reporting from Kabul, says there are new reports of explosions near the Afghan Parliament.

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