KABUL: At least 24 people were killed Monday when two Taliban suicide bombers on foot struck close to the defence ministry in Kabul during late afternoon rush hour, the latest assault on the Afghan capital.Around 91 others were wounded in the assault, which comes as the Taliban intensify their nationwide offensive against the US-backed government.The two bombers blew themselves up in rapid succession, in an attack apparently aimed at inflicting mass casualties as government workers left the ministry after work. "The first explosion occurred on a bridge near the defence ministry. When soldiers, policemen and civilians rushed to the scene, there was the second explosion," defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish said.President Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the attack. "The enemies of Afghanistan are losing the fight in the ground battle with security forces," Ghani said in a statement. "That is why they are attacking, highways, cities, mosques, schools and ordinary people.

Source: Times of India September 05, 2016 11:42 UTC