10 things you need to know today: June 22, 2015

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1. Taliban militants attack Afghan parliament

Insurgents attacked Afghanistan's parliament on Monday as lawmakers met to endorse a new defense minister after the post stood vacant for nine months. The Taliban promptly claimed responsibility for the brazen day-time assault, which began with a suicide car bombing at the building's entrance. Then gunmen tried to storm the building, as frightened lawmakers fled. Security forces pushed the attackers back to a nearby building under construction, and police killed six gunmen in a two-hour battle.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.