A suicide bomber killed 12 people and wounded more than 30 on Monday at the entrance to Afghanistan’s rural rehabilitation and development ministry in the west of the capital, government spokesmen said.
The blast took place at the main gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, police and health ministry spokesmen told.
“I was in my office when I heard a big blast, most of my colleagues were leaving for the day to go home. I am worried about my colleagues. We are told to stay inside for now”, an employee told.
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Police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai confirmed the attacker had targeted the employees as they waited for the bus at around 1:00 pm (0830 GMT).
They were leaving early due to the holy month of Ramadan, when most Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. IS claimed the attack via their Amaq propaganda agency.
Elsewhere, militants raided a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, prompting terrified employees to jump out of the windows, officials said.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the education department, triggering a fierce battle between gunmen and Afghan security forces, Nangarhar provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told .
At least 10 people were wounded, city health department director Najibullah Kamawal told.
In another incident, an explosion inside a house in Kabul killed one person and wounded three others, Stanikzai said.
The three wounded were detained after police found explosives, including suicide vests, in the building they suspect was being used by militants planning attacks in the city.
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