More than a dozen people killed in rush-hour suicide bombing in Kabul
The attack comes as security has deteriorated in the city during recent months ahead of Afghan elections scheduled for October
Kabul — A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded more 25 during rush hour on Monday at the entrance to Afghanistan’s rural rehabilitation and development ministry in Kabul, as workers were leaving for home, a government spokesperson said. Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility, its Amaq news agency said, without providing any evidence. The attack comes as security has deteriorated in the city during recent months ahead of elections scheduled for October. "Woman, children and employees of the [rehabilitation] ministry are among the victims," Najib Danish, spokesperson for the interior ministry, told Reuters, referring to the dead and wounded. Wahid Majroh, spokesperson for the ministry of public health, said no children were among the dead. Fraidoon Azhand, spokesperson for the ministry that came under attack, said the suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the gate. "We don’t know whether all of the victims are employees of the ministry or other civilians as well," he sa...
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