Afghanistan: Twelve killed in suicide blast outside Defence Ministry in Kabul

At least 12 people were killed in a reported suicide bomb attack outside the Defence Ministry in Kabul on Saturday. Around eight others were wounded in the blast, according to a ministry statement.
The attacker reportedly walked to the Defence Ministry building before detonating an explosive device. Afghan security forces were seen securing the site of the blast. Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said that nine were dead and 13 wounded, stating an earlier casualty list.
In a separate attack carried out near the residence of the governor of Kunar Province earlier in the day, in the northeastern city of Asadabad, at least 11 people were killed in a reported suicide bombing, with 40 others wounded in the blast according to local media reports.