Taliban suicide bombing: Over 20 killed, 160 injured

A powerful Taliban suicide bombing tore through central Kabul today, triggering a heavy firefight in a densely packed neighbourhood, a week after the Taliban announced the start of their annual spring offensive.Over 20 people were reported killed and more than 160others injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.   Himanshu Tiwari Astrologer Blog
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack near theAfghan intelligence agency office, which sent clouds of acrid smoke billowing in the sky and rattled windows several miles away.It was not immediately known if there were any casualties from the assault, which marks the first major Taliban attack in Kabul since the insurgents launched this year's fighting season.

"The first blast was carried out by a suicide bomber in a car and possibly one or two bombers are still resisting," interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told AFP."The scene of the attack has been completely cordoned off by Afghan security forces."   Financial Astrology
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed their fighters had managed to enter the office of the National Directorate of Security, the main Afghan spy agency.Afghan officials did not confirm that claim but intense gun battles could be heard near the NDS compound. The Taliban are generally known to exaggerate battlefield claims.   Personal Numerology

"Today's terrorist attack near Puli Mahmood Khan area of Kabul city demonstrates the clear defeat of the enemy in the face-to-face fight against Afghan security forces," the Afghan presidential palace said in a statement on Twitter.The Afghan Taliban last Tuesday announced the start of their "spring offensive" even as the government in Kabul seeks to bring the insurgents back to the negotiating table to end their drawn-out conflict.    Indian stock market astrology prediction

The Taliban warned they would "employ large-scale attacks on enemy positions across the country" during the offensive dubbed Operation Omari in honour of the movement's late founder Mullah Omar, whose death was announced last year.The insurgents began the fighting season last week by targeting the northern city of Kunduz, which they briefly captured last year in a stunning setback for Afghan forces.      Sensex Astrology