Taliban Confirms Suicide Bombing At Ministry Of Urban Development In Kabul

The Taliban’s Ministry of Interior has confirmed that the explosion on Thursday inside the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing was a suicide attack.

Local sources told Afghanistan International that the blast was powerful, causing significant destruction.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing told local media that the suicide bomber attempted to enter the ministry.

According to Mohammad Kamal Afghan, Taliban security forces neutralised the attacker at the ministry’s entrance, but the explosion resulted in one fatality and three injuries.

The ministry is located in the Third Macroryan area of Kabul.

This marks the second suicide bombing targeting the Taliban within three days.

On Tuesday, 11 February, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the Kabul Bank office in Kunduz, where Taliban military personnel and government employees had gathered to collect their salaries.

Medical sources at Kunduz Regional Hospital confirmed to Afghanistan International that 18 bodies and 14 wounded individuals were transported to the facility.

ISIS later claimed responsibility for the Kunduz attack.

Suicide operations have been a key Taliban tactic over the past two decades, with the group carrying out hundreds of deadly attacks against the previous Afghan government and international forces, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians.

Despite gaining control of Afghanistan, the Taliban has continued to maintain its suicide bombing units, raising concerns over its long-term security strategy and counterterrorism measures.