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Taliban attack on Kabul airport 'is over'
An attack by Taliban militants near Kabul international airport is brought under control hours after it began, Afghan police say.
The violence comes as the outcome of presidential elections remains unclear
Taliban fighters have attacked Kabul's international airport, setting off explosions and trading gunfire with Afghan soldiers as a major alert was raised in the capital.
A rapid response force was sent to the airport by the Afghan military after an explosion and bursts of gunfire were heard on Thursday morning. The Taliban said that it had carried out the attack.
The AFP and Reuters news agencies reported security sources as saying the fighting ended at about 5am GMT, with the deaths of all attackers.
"Four terrorists were killed by police special forces. The area is being cleared now, there are no casualties to our forces," said Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman for the interior ministry, told Reuters.
He said that no Afghan soldiers were killed in the attack.
Kabul airport official told the Reuters news agency all flights had been diverted to other cities.
The attack comes at a time of great uncertainty for Afghanistan as votes from the second round of a disputed presidential election are to be recounted. The poll is meant to mark Afghanistan's first democratic transfer of power.
