"The first explosion occurred on a bridge near the defence ministry. The second struck just as soldiers, policemen and civilians hurried to help the victims," defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish told AFP.Ambulances rushed to the scene, littered with disfigured bodies and charred debris. But officials later said the first bomb was detonated remotely while the second was triggered by a suicide bomber.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter that the defence ministry was the object of the first attack, while police were targeted in the second.President Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the carnage and offered condolences to the families of the victims. "The enemies of Afghanistan have lost their ability to fight the security and defence forces of the country," Ghani said in a statement. "That is why they are attacking highways, cities, mosques, schools and common people.

Source: Economic Times September 05, 2016 19:41 UTC