Title: Taliban Gunmen Attack Afghan Parliament

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/tal_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Taliban Gunmen Attack Afghan Parliament' data-article-id='498'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8958'>Heavily armed Taliban militants attacked Afghanistan’s parliament building Monday as lawmakers met inside. </span> <span data-start-time='8958' data-end-time='14438'>The attack began with a powerful explosion at the main entrance. </span> <span data-start-time='14438' data-end-time='20646'>Other explosions sent smoke rising from the building in Kabul.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='20646' data-end-time='29292'>An Afghan Interior Ministry official says seven Taliban gunmen took part in the attack. </span> <span data-start-time='29292' data-end-time='35375'>The gunmen reportedly wore explosives around their bodies. </span> <span data-start-time='35375' data-end-time='41417'>The official said security forces killed all of the attackers. </span> <span data-start-time='41417' data-end-time='45750'>He said no lawmakers were hurt. </span> <span data-start-time='45750' data-end-time='51604'>However, Afghan officials said at least 30 people were hurt.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='51604' data-end-time='59750'>A Taliban statement claimed responsibility for what it called a suicide mission.</span> <span data-start-time='59750' data-end-time='65979'>The United States embassy in Kabul strongly condemned the attack. </span> <span data-start-time='65979' data-end-time='76708'>An embassy statement said, “The attack on Parliament shows blatant disrespect for democracy and the rule of law.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/taliban_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2870 data-hint-location='51604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/what_does_mission_mean.m4a'>What does 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take place?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the parliament building'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/the_parliament_building.m4a'><span>the parliament building</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/a_school.m4a'><span>a school</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/a_church.m4a'><span>a church</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/a_court.m4a'><span>a court</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2872 data-hint-location='51604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/the_taliban_claimed_responsibility_for_what_it_called_a__blank__mission.m4a'>The Taliban claimed responsibility for what it called a <span class='blank'>suicide</span> mission.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='suicide'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/government.m4a'><span>government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/justified.m4a'><span>justified</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/revenge.m4a'><span>revenge</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/240/suicide.m4a'><span>suicide</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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Heavily armed Taliban militants attacked Afghanistan’s parliament building Monday as lawmakers met inside. The attack began with a powerful explosion at the main entrance. Other explosions sent smoke rising from the building in Kabul.

An Afghan Interior Ministry official says seven Taliban gunmen took part in the attack. The gunmen reportedly wore explosives around their bodies. The official said security forces killed all of the attackers. He said no lawmakers were hurt. However, Afghan officials said at least 30 people were hurt.

A Taliban statement claimed responsibility for what it called a suicide mission. The United States embassy in Kabul strongly condemned the attack. An embassy statement said, “The attack on Parliament shows blatant disrespect for democracy and the rule of law.”

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