An Afghan security officer on patrol in Kabul on Thursday, a day after the Taliban claimed responsibility for sending 16 suicide bombers into the city in coordinated attacks against government buildings which killed 20 people and wounded 57. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times28 Die After Bombers And Gunmen Launch Daring Attack On Afghan government -- Times Online
Taleban gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed the Justice Ministry and other government offices in Kabul yesterday, leaving 28 people dead and 57 wounded.
Six insurgents attacked a heavily defended district that houses the Justice, Education and Finance ministries. As the attacks were happening, Taleban spokesmen contacted news agencies to claim responsibility.
At 10.03am a suicide bomber tried to enter the Education Ministry but was shot dead by police, Hanif Atmar, the Interior Minister, told a news conference. Two minutes later five gunmen burst through security at the neighbouring Justice Ministry.
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