Taliban launch attack in downtown Kabul
Kabul. Explosions and gunfire rocked central Kabul Friday as the Taliban launched an attack close to an Afghan intelligence facility and the headquarters of a government force that protects foreign firms, AFP reported.

Sofia turning into center of museums after communists’ failure to do anything for decades: CEDB leader
Sofia. Sofia is turning into a center of museums after the communists’ failure to do anything for decades, Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria leader Boyko Borisov told journalists after the underground museum of Saint Sofia Basilica was opened, FOCUS News Agency reported.

Illegal scanning and selling of textbooks uncovered in Bulgaria’s Burgas
Sofia. In a joint operation the Bulgarian Interior Ministry and Culture Ministry uncovered illegal scanning and selling of textbooks in the southeastern city of Burgas, announced the press center of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry.