Car bomb hits near Kabul 'Green Zone'; six dead including attackers

FILE PHOTO: A general view of green zone in Kabul, Afghanistan March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

KABUL (Reuters) -A car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Tuesday near the heavily fortified "Green Zone", leaving three civilians and three attackers dead, security officials said amid an upturn in violence by Taliban militants.

At least seven other people were wounded, said health ministry spokesperson Ghulam Dastagir Nazari. An interior ministry spokesperson said security forces' operations ended with the death of all attackers.