The double bombing came less than two weeks after gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul, killing 13 people. A loud explosion hit the centre of Kabul late on Monday, hours after a Taliban suicide attack near the Defence Ministry killed at least 24 people, including a number of senior security officials, and wounded 91 others, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said killed 58 officers and commanders. The double bombing came less than two weeks after gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul, killing 13 people. It was the deadliest attack in Kabul since at least 80 people were killed by a suicide bomber who targeted a demonstration on July 23.

Source: The Hindu September 05, 2016 19:07 UTC