A suicide bomber destroyed a bus carrying Afghan soldiers in the capital Kabul on Saturday, the defence ministry said, but there was no immediate confirmation of casualties from the latest in a series of strikes on targets in and around the city. READ MORE: Taliban kills eight Afghan police in 'insider attack'

Gunmen disguised as doctors stormed Afghanistan's largest military hospital last Wednesday, killing more than 100 people in a brazen six-hour attack, multiple surviving staff and security sources told AFP. Officials are still investigating that assault, which was claimed by Islamic State, but the two attacks underline the broad security threat in Afghanistan, where the Taliban have stepped up their insurgency against the Western-backed government.
At least one person is killed and another eight are wounded after a suicide bomber attacks a bus carrying government employees in Kabul.