Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan Taliban militants said they attacked police, military and intelligence targets in Kabul on Wednesday, as security officials confirmed attacks in two areas of the city that killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens.
A powerful explosion was heard across the city as a car bomb was detonated near a police headquarters in the west of the city, the interior ministry said. The blast was followed immediately by gunfire between security forces and an unknown number of attackers.
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