A sustained coordinated assault on a government building in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed 29 people, an interior ministry spokesman has said. A sustained coordinated assault on a government building in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed 29 people, an interior ministry spokesman has said. Dozens killed in sustained attack in capital of AfghanistanMost of them were employees of the department for martyrs and disabled persons, Najib Danish added. Within minutes of the powerful explosion three gunmen, armed with assault rifles and explosive devises, stormed the building. Afghan security forces arrive at the site of the attack (Rahmat Gul/AP)Some of the employees managed to hide and police quickly evacuated 357 other employees, Mr Danish said.

Source: Irish Independent December 24, 2018 19:41 UTC