Several assailants wearing the uniform of Afghan army, including a suicide bomber who could trigger the bomb, were killed, Monday, April 18, inside the Afghan Ministry of Defense in Kabul. Two ministry employees were killed. Under the Taliban, the French defense minister, Gerard Longuet, who was visiting Kabul, was the target of this attack.
"The reason behind this attack is the invasion of Afghanistan by the French army," said a spokesman for the Taliban. "There is no evidence to say that" the French minister was concerned, however, tempered the defense minister. Mr. Longuet was not at the Department of the attack, acted as Lieutenant-Colonel Eric de la Presle, a spokesman for the French army.
He was to meet in the day several Afghan officials, including his counterpart, Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak. The latter would also be free, according to a western security source. During the attack, "three insurgents were killed, Afghan security forces dig currently building", said the Afghan authorities.
"A suicide bomber was shot on the 3rd floor of the Ministry of Defence. It did not trigger his bomb, he still had his belt of explosives on him," an official had earlier said the security forces. Dozens of Afghan soldiers were deployed and blocked roads around the ministry. The private Tolo TV News reported that three people were injured, without elaborating. 
"The reason behind this attack is the invasion of Afghanistan by the French army," said a spokesman for the Taliban. "There is no evidence to say that" the French minister was concerned, however, tempered the defense minister. Mr. Longuet was not at the Department of the attack, acted as Lieutenant-Colonel Eric de la Presle, a spokesman for the French army.
He was to meet in the day several Afghan officials, including his counterpart, Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak. The latter would also be free, according to a western security source. During the attack, "three insurgents were killed, Afghan security forces dig currently building", said the Afghan authorities.
"A suicide bomber was shot on the 3rd floor of the Ministry of Defence. It did not trigger his bomb, he still had his belt of explosives on him," an official had earlier said the security forces. Dozens of Afghan soldiers were deployed and blocked roads around the ministry. The private Tolo TV News reported that three people were injured, without elaborating.
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