Suicide Bomber Attack Afghan Foreign Ministry

A suicide bomb attack outside the Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul has caused heavy casualties.

According to Police, at least five civilians had been killed but another Taliban official put the toll as high as 20.

Italian humanitarian agency, in Kabul said it had received more than 40 wounded people and the casualty numbers were continuing to rise.

The local offshoot of the Islamic State group, known as Isis-K, claimed it carried out the attack.