Security forces on the roof of a building recaptured from Taliban insurgents in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters
Kabul Attacks: Office Shoes, Snacks And Bullet Casings At Scene Of Last Stand -- The Guardian
There are strong suspicions the fighters must have stashed weapons and supplies at high-rise in preparation for attack.
Three bodies lay close together on the fifth-floor staircase, scene of the final stand of an 18-hour siege. Slight and dressed in shalwar kameez, without body armour or ammunition vest, one clean-shaven fighter had worn black office shoes for his role defending a half-built high-rise against Afghan and Norwegian commando units backed by Apache attack helicopters.
An unexploded rocket dangled from the half-finished concrete ceiling nearby, testament to the ferocity of the morning assault that ended the suicide mission.
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My Comment: The Taliban are openly boasting that the planning and training for this attack occurred over a two month period.