An army general and two senior police commanders were among the dead, a Defence Ministry official said. MILITANTS STEP UP CAMPAIGN AGAINST WESTERN-BACKED GOVTThe 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. ALSO READ:12 killed in American University attack in Kabul: Police

Source: India Today September 05, 2016 20:07 UTC