http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/world/asia/kabul-afghanistan-attack-care.html 2016-09-06 11:22:16 Overnight Assault on Charity in Kabul Has Ended, Afghan Officials Say Six people were wounded in the attack on the CARE International compound, the government said, and three militants were killed. === KABUL, Afghanistan — The overnight militant assault on the offices of a humanitarian organization in the Afghan capital was declared over by security officials on Tuesday, after police special forces hunted the gunmen holed up in the compound for nearly 11 hours. The attack on the compound of the organization, CARE International, in downtown Kabul began hours after two explosions Sediq Sediqqi “The three terrorists were killed,” Mr. Sediqqi said. “Police special forces rescued 42 civilians, including 10 foreign citizens.” The spate of back-to-back assaults, with insurgents managing to attack highly protected areas at the heart of the city, has raised alarms for residents and added to the pressure on the already burdened security forces. The insurgency is not their only worry in the chaotic city: They have been stretched not only by regular crime, but also by street protests and skirmishes between rival political groups. The compound is in a busy commercial part of downtown Kabul, behind a row of shopping malls. Many roads leading to the city center remained closed on Tuesday morning as elite forces continued the clearance operation. Shopkeepers who managed to get through by foot were sweeping broken glass and debris from their stores. Bahrudin, 15, who works at a bakery near the site of the attack, described a night punctured by intermittent gunfire. “I was asleep when the explosion took place — it broke all the bakery’s windows,” said Bahrudin, who goes by only one name. “After the explosion, shooting lasted for 30 minutes, and then I went back to sleep. The shooting started earlier this morning again, around 4:30 a.m. It goes on for some minutes and then stops, going on like this.” No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Afghan security officials said they suspected it was the work of the