Delegates look on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech to the National Consultive Peace Jirga in Kabul on June 2, 2010. A Taliban suicide squad armed with rockets targeted a landmark Afghan peace conference hosted by President Hamid Karzai in a bid to seek a consensus on how to end nearly nine years of war. At least five explosions, believed to be caused by rockets, and gunfire erupted near the giant air-conditioned tent where 1,600 delegates from across the country and Western diplomats attended the opening of the
Delegates look on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech to the National Consultive Peace Jirga in Kabul on June 2, 2010. A Taliban suicide squad armed with rockets targeted a landmark Afghan peace conference hosted by President Hamid Karzai in a bid to seek a consensus on how to end nearly nine years of war. At least five explosions, believed to be caused by rockets, and gunfire erupted near the giant air-conditioned tent where 1,600 delegates from across the country and Western diplomats attended the opening of the "peace jirga". AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai © AFP | AFP
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening ceremony of the Peace Jirga in Kabul June 2, 2010. Taliban suicide commandos attacked a huge gathering of Afghan leaders and notables on Wednesday as Karzai launched an ambitious peace plan he hopes will persuade the insurgents to lay down their arms. Officials said three rockets fell short of a vast tent where the traditional jirga, or gathering, was being held. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS)
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening ceremony of the Peace Jirga in Kabul June 2, 2010. Taliban suicide commandos attacked a huge gathering of Afghan leaders and notables on Wednesday as Karzai launched an ambitious peace plan he hopes will persuade the insurgents to lay down their arms. Officials said three rockets fell short of a vast tent where the traditional jirga, or gathering, was being held. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS) © REUTERS | REUTERS
Delegates listen to the opening address of the peace jirga by Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul June 2, 2010. Taliban suicide commandos attacked a huge gathering of Afghan leaders and notables on Wednesday as Karzai launched an ambitious peace plan he hopes will persuade the insurgents to lay down their arms. Officials said three rockets fell short of a vast tent where the traditional jirga, or gathering, was being held. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS)
Delegates listen to the opening address of the peace jirga by Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul June 2, 2010. Taliban suicide commandos attacked a huge gathering of Afghan leaders and notables on Wednesday as Karzai launched an ambitious peace plan he hopes will persuade the insurgents to lay down their arms. Officials said three rockets fell short of a vast tent where the traditional jirga, or gathering, was being held. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS) © REUTERS | REUTERS
A delegate looks on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech to the National Consultive Peace Jirga in Kabul on June 2, 2010. The Taliban claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on a landmark gathering in the Afghan capital, where hundreds of delegates are meeting to discuss peace talks.
A delegate looks on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech to the National Consultive Peace Jirga in Kabul on June 2, 2010. The Taliban claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on a landmark gathering in the Afghan capital, where hundreds of delegates are meeting to discuss peace talks. "We have four suicide attackers placed on the top of a tall building near the jirga tent. They are threatening the jirga tent," Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, told AFP by telephone.AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai © AFP | AFP
Smoke rises from the site where a rocket landed near the venue of the Afghanistan National Peace Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, 02 June 2010. Two rockets landed near the venue of the peace Jirgah as Afghan President Hamid Karzai was delivering a speech during the opening ceremony as some 1,600 leaders from across the country, gathered to step up peace, reconciliation and development efforts in the country. EPA/S. SABAWOON +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Smoke rises from the site where a rocket landed near the venue of the Afghanistan National Peace Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, 02 June 2010. Two rockets landed near the venue of the peace Jirgah as Afghan President Hamid Karzai was delivering a speech during the opening ceremony as some 1,600 leaders from across the country, gathered to step up peace, reconciliation and development efforts in the country. EPA/S. SABAWOON +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Delegates leave the peace jirga tent after hearing sounds of a rocket attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Security forces battled insurgents including at least one suicide bomber outside the national peace conference just as President Hamid Karzai opened the three-day meeting Wednesday in the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
Delegates leave the peace jirga tent after hearing sounds of a rocket attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Security forces battled insurgents including at least one suicide bomber outside the national peace conference just as President Hamid Karzai opened the three-day meeting Wednesday in the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) © AP | AP