Afghanistan's new national hero: 'Bang! Bang! Bang! I shot all six'

An Afghan soldier has been greeted as a hero and presented with keys to a new home by President Ashraf Ghani for killing six of the seven insurgents who tried to storm parliament on Monday
Greeting Sergeant Essa Khan at his office on June 23, Ghani said he was proud of the soldier's "resolve and heroism."

"I just killed them," said Sgt Khan who has been lauded on Twitter.

"I was standing there and saw them running towards parliament.

"I shot one. I saw another coming. I shot six - all of them are dead.
"I would give my life for this country."
Twenty-eight-year-old Khan catapulted to fame following a June 22 attack on the parliament building that killed six civilians and left all seven presumed Taliban attackers dead.
In a video broadcast on national television of the immediate aftermath of the assault, Khan stands over the bodies of the Taliban attackers and claims he has single-handedly killed six militants shortly after another attacker blew himself up.
But the Defense Ministry confirmed Khan's claim and hailed him as "the pride of Afghanistan's defense and security forces."