“The majority of the dead in the attack are civilians, but of course we have military casualties as well,” ministry spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi said. Article Continued BelowA Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the bombing, which sent thick, black smoke into the sky from a site near the government’s former Interior Ministry building. An Afghan man holds a wounded child, after a car bomb exploded in Kabul on Saturday. ( Rahmat Gul / The Associated Press )After Saturday’s attacks, Pakistan issued a statement condemning the bombing. Afghan security forces have struggled to fight the Taliban since the U.S. and NATO formally ended their combat mission in 2014.

Source: thestar January 27, 2018 13:40 UTC