Kabul fighting ends with explosions, heavy gunfire

Kabul
Afghan policemen inspect the dead body of a suicide attacker in Kabul April 16, 2012. Heavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of intense gunfire, rocket attacks and explosions, police and government officials said. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (REUTERS/Omar Sobhani)

Heavy explosions, rockets and gunfire rattled Kabul on Sunday as Afghanistan's Taliban launched a "spring offensive" with multiple attacks targeting Western embassies, the NATO force's headquarters and the parliament building.