PHOTOS: Taliban sets fire to hundreds of fuel tanker trucks in Kabul, Afghanistan
July 5, 2014
Flames rise from oil tankers after an attack claimed by Taliban militants on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 5, 2014. An Afghan security official says at least 400 fuel tankers caught fire late Friday night in a parking lot in the outskirts of Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ( APTOPIX Afghanistan )
Afghan residents watch as smoke rises from burning fuel trucks following an overnight attack by Taliban militants in Chawk-e-Arghandi on outskirts of Kabul on July 5, 2014. Taliban militants set fire to dozens of fuel trucks on the outskirt of Kabul, officials said. The fire triggered by a sticky bomb set a blaze dozens of fuel tankers waiting to enter the city in Chawk-e-Arghandi parking lot west of Afghan capital overnight. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 531382300 )
An Afghan resident walks past burned-out fuel trucks following an overnight attack by Taliban militants in Chawk-e-Arghandi on outskirts of Kabul on July 5, 2014. Taliban militants set fire to dozens of fuel trucks on the outskirt of Kabul, officials said.The fire triggered by a sticky bomb set a blaze dozens of fuel tankers waiting to enter the city in Chawk-e-Arghandi parking lot west of Afghan capital over night. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 531382356 )
An Afghan soldier stands guard at the site of burning oil tankers after an attack claimed by Taliban militants on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 5, 2014. An Afghan security official says at least 400 fuel tankers caught fire late Friday night in a parking lot in the outskirts of Kabul and there are fears of casualties. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ( Afghanistan )
Burned-out fuel trucks are seen following an overnight attack by Taliban militants in Chawk-e-Arghandi on outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul on July 5, 2014. Taliban militants set fire to dozens of fuel trucks on the outskirt of Kabul, officials said. The fire triggered by a sticky bomb set a blaze dozens of fuel tankers waiting to enter the city in Chawk-e-Arghandi parking lot west of Afghan capital overnight. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 531384023 )
Afghan residents look on as smoke rises from burninng fuel trucks following an overnight attack by Taliban militants in Chawk-e-Arghandi on outskirts of Kabul on July 5, 2014. Taliban militants set fire to dozens of fuel trucks on the outskirt of Kabul, officials said. The fire triggered by a sticky bomb set a blaze dozens of fuel tankers waiting to enter the city in Chawk-e-Arghandi parking lot west of Afghan capital overnight. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 531382312 )
Afghan firefighters attempt to extinguish burning fuel trucks following an overnight attack by Taliban militants in Chawk-e-Arghandi on outskirts of Kabul on July 5, 2014. Taliban militants set fire to dozens of fuel trucks on the outskirt of Kabul, officials said.The fire triggered by a sticky bomb set a blaze dozens of fuel tankers waiting to enter the city in Chawk-e-Arghandi parking lot west of Afghan capital over night. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( 531382364 )
Afghan police stand guard at the site of burning oil tankers after an attack claimed by Taliban militants on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 5, 2014. An Afghan security official says at least 400 fuel tankers caught fire late Friday night in a parking lot in the outskirts of Kabul and there are fears of casualties. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ( Afghanistan )
Flames rise from oil tankers after an attack claimed by Taliban militants on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 5, 2014. An Afghan security official says at least 400 fuel tankers caught fire late Friday night in a parking lot in the outskirts of Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ( Afghanistan )
An Afghan policeman stands guard at the site of burning oil tankers after an attack claimed by Taliban militants on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 5, 2014. An Afghan security official says at least 400 fuel tankers caught fire late Friday night in a parking lot in the outskirts of Kabul and there are fears of casualties. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ( Afghanistan )