Afghan officials say that police special forces have killed three gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul that houses the aid organization CARE International.
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The double bombing came less than two weeks after the American University in Kabul was attacked and 13 people were killed.
Pamlarena means care in Pashto, but it was unclear if the assault was on the global charity CARE.
One person died and 42 were rescued after terrorists attacked the building of the US-based CARE International NGO in Kabul on Tuesday.
This year’s casualties include 1,509 children, 388 dead and 1,121 injured, a figure the United Nations described as “alarming and shameful”, particularly as it represents the highest numbers of children killed or wounded in a six-month period since counting began in 2009.
The attack began after a third massive explosion jolted Kabul late on Monday, which was followed by erratic gunfire.
The recent attacks highlight the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which has left dozens of civilians dead.
Another official said the deputy head of President Ashraf Ghani’s personal protection force was among those killed. In April this year, the Taliban had targeted nearly the same spot and killed 28 people. Security forces rushed to the scene of the strike after the first attack, which took place as employees were leaving for the day.
The attack was claimed by the Taliban and was followed a few hours later by a auto bomb in Share Naw, a business and residential area of the city close to the government and embassy district, which the insurgent group also claimed.
A plume of smoke rose over the upscale neighbourhood of Shar-e Naw after the raid on the charity, located next to the office of Afghanistan’s former intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil.
“General Raziq succumbed to his wounds in a hospital”, said General Mohammad Radmanish, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defence.
Saudi Arabia has expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of the double bombing occurred near the Defense Ministry in Kabul, the SPA quoted an official source of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Taliban militants fighting the government to regain power have claimed responsibility for twin blasts that went off near the fortified defense ministry on Monday claiming 24 lives besides injuring 91 others including security personnel and civilians.
Taliban militants have increased their attacks in Kabul recently. No group has admitted to carrying out the attack, BBC reported.
He added the security forces were combing the building for the gunmen but it was not known how many of them holed inside.
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Outside Kabul, the fighters have stepped up their military campaign, threatening Lashkar Gah, capital of the strategic southern province of Helmand, as well as Kunduz, the northern city they briefly took previous year.
