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The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the Afghan defense minster’s house in the capital, Kabul, threatening to carry out more attacks against top government officials.
A coordinated bomb-and-gun attack occurred near the residence of acting Defense Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi in downtown Kabul on Tuesday evening. Mohammadi survived the attack but at least eight people were killed and 20 others wounded.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the attack “was carried out on the defense minister’s residence,” warning that more “retaliatory operations” against top government officials were being planned.
He said that it was “the beginning of the retaliatory operations against the circles and leaders of the Kabul administration who are ordering attacks and the bombing of different parts of the country.”
Mujahid was referring to the attacks that are being carried out by the Afghan forces and US military against the Taliban positions. The Taliban said formerly that the airstrikes amounted to “a clear violation of the signed agreement that will have consequences.”
Another blast hits Kabul
On Wednesday, another explosion occurred near a facility of Afghanistan’s main security agency in the capital. The blast wounded two civilians and a security official, police said.
There was no claim of responsibility for the latest attack, but it came as the Taliban have stepped up their offensive against the government, which they say came to power as “the result of military occupation.”
