Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Ministry of Defence

A suicide bomber who infiltrated into the Afghan Ministry of Defence on Monday was gunned down before detonating his explosives, officials said.
The suicide bomber first opened fire killing two Afghan National Army soldiers and wounding 7 others, Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for Ministry of Defence told TOLOnews.
According to reports a senior bodyguard of the Afghan Defence Minister and the secretary of the chief of staff are also wounded.
The suicide bomber entered the ministry in a military uniform, Mr Azimi added.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
It is not clear if the man disguised himself in army uniform or was in fact a Taliban fighter that had infiltrated the Afghan army through the normal recruitment channels.
Recently the Afghan Defence Ministry said it had taken all measures to prevent infiltration of insurgents into the Afghan security forces.