Iran Press/Asia: A source from the Ministry of Interior said that the first, suicide attacker blew himself up near the entrance of the ministry building to clear the way for the other three attackers.
According to the source, two other assailants were gunned down by the Afghan security forces, but third attacker keeps exchanging fire with security forces from inside the building, Tolo News reported.
The unidentified armed attacker then entered the central post office located in the eastern part of the building where Afghan security forces eventually gunned him down.
The Public Health Ministry spokesman, Wahid Mayar said that at least six people have been wounded in gunmen’s attack on communications ministry (MCIT).
Afghanistan Communications ministry comes under armed attack
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack and the Taliban have denied any involvement in the incident.
Zabihullah Mujahid, who introduces himself as a Taliban spokesman, meanwhile, said in a statement that Saturday's attack on the ministry of telecommunications is not connected in any way with the Taliban.
The attack, just days after a planned meeting between Taliban officials and Afghan politicians and civil society representatives in Qatari capital Doha was cancelled, underlined the hurdles facing efforts to reach a peace settlement in the country.
However, while heavy fighting continues across Afghanistan and Taliban fighters have announced their now-customary spring offensive, there have been no large scale attacks on civilian targets in capital Kabul in recent weeks.
The Afghan capital has in recent weeks enjoyed a period of relative calm, after a horrific year last year in which it saw a string of attacks including a massive bomb that was concealed in an ambulance and killed more than 100 people.
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