Kabul attack death toll more than doubles to 64

Afghans on April 20, 2016 mourn one of the victims killed in the Taliban truck bomb attack that tore through central Kabul.

Kabul (AFP) - The death toll from a Taliban attack in Kabul has more than doubled to 64, officials said Wednesday, in what appeared to be the deadliest assault on the Afghan capital since the Islamists were toppled from power in 2001.

The brazen attack on Tuesday on a security services office in the heart of Kabul is seen as the opening salvo in this year's Taliban spring offensive, launched last week.