KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Battles continue to rage in Afghanistan's capital.

The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on as many as seven sites across Kabul today. Targets include NATO bases, the parliament and Western embassies.

At the same time, militants carried out assaults in the capital cities of three eastern provinces.

At least two of the attackers were killed and five people wounded in Kabul. NATO says its forces killed at least five militants in the other cities.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. A spokesman told The Associated Press in a phone call that the insurgent group had planned the assault for two months to show the extent of their power after being called "weak" by NATO forces. He says Taliban fighters are equipped with a variety of light and heavy weapons and can attack anywhere they want in the country.

The Taliban spokesman says today's assault will be followed by a spring offensive.

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136-c-08-(Patrick Quinn, AP correspondent)-"similar to this"-AP correspondent Patrick Quinn reports the attack at the base near Kabul was one of several attacks in Afghanistan. ((note audio quality)) (15 Apr 2012)

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134-c-11-(Patrick Quinn, AP correspondent)-"the apartment building"-AP correspondent Patrick Quinn reports a base near Kabul was among the targets of attacks in Afghanistan. ((note audio quality)) (15 Apr 2012)

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122-c-13-(Deb Riechmann (REEK'-mahn), AP correspondent)-"and international allies"-AP correspondent Deb Riechmann reports the Talban have launched raids on the Afghan capital. (15 Apr 2012)

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123-c-15-(Deb Riechmann (REEK'-mahn), AP correspondent)-"way across town"-AP correspondent Deb Riechmann reports more than 10 explosions have shaken the Afghan capital. (15 Apr 2012)

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124-c-14-(Deb Riechmann (REEK'-mahn), AP correspondent)-"a NATO base"-AP correspondent Deb Riechmann reports there were attacks about the same time in three other eastern cities. (15 Apr 2012)

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GRAPHICSBANK: Afghans remove the burqa-clad body of one of three suicide bombers who were killed before they reached Jalalabad airport, Afghanistan, graphic element on gray (15 Apr 2012)

APPHOTO XMS106: NATO soldiers run during a gun battle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 15, 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on as many as seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO bases, the parliament and Western embassies. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) (15 Apr 2012)

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APPHOTO CAI109: An Afghan man examines the remains of a car after three suicide bombers were killed before they reached Jalalabad airport, which security forces say was their target, in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, April 15, 15 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Phot/Rahmat Gul) (15 Apr 2012)

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APPHOTO CAI104: An Afghan soldier stands guard as a helicopter flies low over the scene of a suicide attack on the U.S.-led provincial reconstruction team (PRT) compound in the Behsood district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul Afghanistan, on Sunday, April 15, 15 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Phot/Rahmat Gul) (15 Apr 2012)

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APPHOTO XMS111: An Afghan soldier aims his rocket launcher towards a building, unseen, occupied by militants during a gun battle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 15, 2012. The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on as many as seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO bases, the parliament and Western embassies. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. (AP Photo/Ahmad Nazar) (15 Apr 2012)

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