Taliban claim suicide attack on Afghan spy agency HQ

Taliban claim that "a large number of intelligence workers were killed and wounded".

KABUL: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on Afghanistan's intelligence agency headquarters in heavily-fortified central Kabul Wednesday.

In a text message to AFP the Taliban claimed that "a large number of intelligence workers were killed and wounded".

Officials say at least two guards were killed, along with five insurgents, while around 30 civilians were wounded.

"There were five attackers involved. The first detonated a car bomb at the gate, the other four were shot dead by police and NDS guards as they approached," Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.