Gunmen attack communications ministry in Kabul, interrupting months of relative calm in Afghan capital
Afghan security personnel rescue men and children from the information and culture ministry after an attack near to the Telecommunication Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 20, 2019. Afghan officials say an explosion has rocked the telecommunications ministry in the capital city of Kabul. Nasart Rahimi, a spokesman for the interior ministry, said Saturday the blast occurred during a shootout with security forces.
Police chief General Sayed Mohammad Roshandil said that the bomber blew himself up outside the telecommunications ministry, clearing the way for the other attackers to enter the building and the heavily-guarded government compound in central Kabul. - The Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Mayar says that at least six people have been wounded in armed men's attack on the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in Kabul.Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said an explosion was heard near the communication ministry around 0710 GMT , followed by sporadic gunfire.
One security official, who declined to be identified by name, said the initial blast appeared to have been caused by a suicide bomb at the entry to the ministry. The capital has in recent weeks enjoyed a period of relative calm, after a horrific year last year in which it saw a string of attacks including a massive bomb that was concealed in an ambulance and killed more than 100 people.
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