At least 10 killed in attack on UK contractors' compound in Kabul

ombing at the entrance of the facility, following which gunmen entered the compound.
“We can confirm that there has been an incident at one of our locations in Kabul. The situation is ongoing and we are coordinating with Afghan authorities to bring it to a conclusion,” G4S said in a statement.
Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack came hours after President Ashraf Ghani presented plan for peace in Afghanistan at a UN-backed conference in Geneva, including naming a team to negotiate with the Taliban.
“It is unfortunate and events like this bolster our resolve for peace,” Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib told reporters at the sidelines of the conference.
Separately, former intelligence chiefs of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh and Rahmatullah Nabil, said that they were safe after three attackers targeted the house of Saleh in Kabul while they were meeting.