A rocket exploded at US Embassy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, which is also anniversary of 9/11 attack on United States, but officials at compound declared all-clear about an hour later and reported injuries. A plume of smoke rose over central Kabul shortly after midnight and sirens could be heard. Inside embassy, employees heard this mess over loudspeaker: "An explosion caused by a rocket has occurred in  compound." Although re was immediate comment from Afghan officials. 

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First major attack in Afghan capital

rth Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) mission said personnel h been injured. It was first major attack in Afghan capital since President Donald Trump abruptly called off US-Taliban talks over weekend, on brink of an apparent deal to end America's longest war. Two Taliban car bombs shook Kabul last week, killing several civilians and two members of NATO mission. Trump has cited death of a US service member in one of those blasts as reason that he w terms  US-Taliban talks "de." 

9/11 anniversary is a sensitive day in Afghanistan's capital and one on which attacks have occurred. A US-led invasion of Afghanistan which began on October 7, 2001, right after 2001 attack toppled Taliban, who h harboured Osama bin Len, al-Qaida leer and attacks mastermind. In nearly 18 years of fighting since n, number of US troops in Afghanistan soared to 100,000 and dropped dramatically after bin Len was killed in neighbouring Pakistan in 2011. w about 14,000 US troops remain and Trump has called it "ridiculous" that y are still in Afghanistan after so long and so many billions of dollars spent. It is t clear wher U.S.-Taliban talks will resume

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Peace talks with Taliban are "de"; says Donald Trump

On September 9, 2019, Donald Trump declared that peace talks with Taliban are “de”, he furr stated that United States has hit Taliban harder in last four days as opposed to any given time in last 10 years. US President stunned world on Saturday when he anunced cancellation of a secret meeting with Taliban and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani at Camp David near Washington. It came after Taliban claimed responsibility of an attack in Kabul last week, in which an American soldier was among de. 

US has been conducting peace talks with Taliban and two sides were hopeful of a deal that included America cutting down on troops in Afghanistan and guarantees by Taliban of t allowing Afghan soil to be ever used again for terror activities. "y (talks with Taliban) are de. As far as I'm concerned, y're de," Trump told reporters at White House on Monday.

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precursor to America beginning its 18-year long war

September 11 attacks also referred to as 9/11 were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda against United States. attacks took place on morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, with about 2,900 people being killed and over 6,000 people injured. This was precursor to America beginning its 18-year  long war with Afghanistan as a measure to break down al-Qaeda and to remove Taliban from power. 

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(Inputs from PTI)