At least five killed in Kabul military academy attacked

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SH.A.

At least five soldiers have been killed after Islamic State militants attacked a military academy in Kabul.

The attack started at 4am on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked guards providing security to the academy and was followed by a gun battle with troops that last several hours.

It comes just two days after a Taliban suicide bombing in the Afghanistan capital that left more than 100 dead.