Afghan policemen stand guard at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. Photo: ReutersKabul: At least 24 people were killed and 91 wounded Monday in a Taliban double suicide bombing in central Kabul during late afternoon rush hour, the latest assault on the Afghan capital. The carnage near the defence ministry came as the Taliban ramp up their nationwide summer offensive against the US-backed government. When soldiers, policemen and civilians rushed to the scene, there was the second explosion,” defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish told AFP. Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh said the attack left 24 people dead and 91 others wounded, some of them seriously.

Source: Mint September 05, 2016 13:30 UTC