Gunmen Storm Govt Compound In Downtown Kabul | TOLOnews
An explosion has happened near the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in the center of Kabul at around 11:40 local time on Saturday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nusrat Rahimi, confirmed.
The 18-story Russian-made building is surrounded by the Central Post Office, the Ministry of Information and Culture and the Central Statistics Organization's building. The area is always crowded as it is located in the center of the city in Kabul's PD2.
Rahimi said at least three attackers were involved in the attack who entered the compound of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and are engaged in fighting against security forces.
Eyewitnesses say gunfire and explosions are still heard from the compound of the ministry.
Read more at: https://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/explosion-reported-crowded-area-kabul
Ongoing attack, fwiw, more coverage at the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47996762
