(MENAFN)
Nasrat Rahimi, interior ministry spokesman, said that a blast took place in Police District 9 in Kabul on Tuesday, leaving 16 people dead and 20 others injured.
He said that a suicide bomber blew his explosive device next to a defense ministry office at 12:57 p.m. of local time, leaving 16 people dead on the spot.
Eyewitness said that the number of causalities might be higher than reported.
This marked the 2nd explosion that target Afghanistan in a single day on Tuesday.
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