Taliban attack in Afghan capital Kabul kills 24
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KABUL -- A Taliban suicide attack on a busy area near the defence ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday killed 24 people and wounded more than 90, less than two weeks after a deadly attack on the city's American University.
Defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh said there had been two blasts in quick succession in a crowded area of the city near government buildings as well as a market and a main intersection.
Army and police personnel as well as civilians rushing to help victims of the first blast were caught in the second explosion, triggered when a suicide bomber blew himself up.
The Taliban, who have stepped up their campaign against the Western-backed government in recent weeks, following a brief lull after the death of their former leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, claimed responsibility for the attack.
