The attack happened in the western part of the city during rush hour, and mainly killed employees of the Afghan ministry of mines and petroleum, according to Kabul police. Basir Mujahed, spokesman of Kabul police, said most of the victims were staff of the ministry of mines and petroleum. The Afghan Taliban have been ramping up its warm weather offensive across the country. Also last week, in the northeastern Badakhshan province, the Taliban killed at least 32 members of the local police and government-aligned uprising groups in a push to capture Tagab district. 1,662 civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict in the first half of 2017, a record-high according to the UN.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2017 04:59 UTC