A suicide bomber has attacked Afghan police convoy in Kabul, killing at least 40 people. two bombs hit the vehicles carrying police cadets on the western outskirts of the Afghan capital. Paghman District Governor Haji Mohammad Musa Khan said many more had been injured.

The terrorist had targeted an Afghan military convoy outside the city of Kabul which directly resulted in the death of more than 40 people.

The Afghanistan Internal Affairs Ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi tweeted after the attack and said “we are working on details of today’s terrorist attacks on Police convoy in Kabul, we will release updates shortly.”

The attack was quickly confirmed by the Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who claimed “many were killed and wounded”.

"Initial information we have is that two suicide bombers were involved and there are many casualties," A police official said.

"We are still investigating the precise nature of the blast, whether it was suicide attack, car bomb or whatever -- we do not know it at the moment," a senior official said.

(Video Source: NTV Telugu)

By Premji