Tuesday 13 / May / 2025
Kabul: The Taliban is engaged in a firefight with Afghan security forces after it attacked a government building in the capital city of Kabul.
More than 65 people were injured after masked insurgents set off a car bomb outside a government building. The insurgents then stormed the building while opening fire at security forces, according to Afghan government officials.
In a statement, the Taliban announced that it has deliberately targeted the Afghan defence ministry.
The attack comes two days after a US special envoy began a seventh round of talks with the militant group in Qatar, aiming to bring an end to the 18-year war.
There is no official word on the total fatalities but government officials have said that there are more than 30 children among the injured.
"Gunmen have entered a building and they are clashing with the Afghan forces after the powerful blast," Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
