Thread by @bsarwary

7:54 PM Kabul That was a loud bang in Kabul. Shook my home. Explosion followed by gunfire.

Powerful explosion took place in Shirpooar area, also home to senior Afghan officials including Afghanistan’s defense minister Bismillah Khan.

“A suicide attack took place in-front of the home of Afghanistan’s defense minister.” PD10 Kabul police sources.

Kabul is the broken heart and soul of a bleeding Afghanistan. A suicide attack at the heart of Kabul against the home of the countries defense minister shows the systematic security and intelligence failures that is continues haunt Afghanistan.

Sirens of ambulances can be heard in the heart of Kabul. The road that passes from Shirpoor is one of the busiest - always traffic jams in evening as ordinary Afghans frequently use that road.

Defense minister is safe and sound. Suicide car bomb detonated outside the home of Afghanistan’s defense minister. At least 2attackers inside and exchanging fire against members of Afghanistan’s defense minister security detail -elite SF,a source close to Bismillah Khan tells me.

9:17PM - constant chants of Allah-O Akbar in support of ANDSF from homes and rooftops in Qalay Fatullah, Kabul.

Watch Afghanistan roar in the heart of Kabul city. 35 seconds into the video, the suicide cat bomb briefly halts the roaring, then shouts of “ DONT LEAVE! DONT LEAVE”

Convoys of ordinary Afghans roaring Allah- O Akbar in support of ANDSF roaming around Share Naw. Not far several sounds of explosions as a complex attack is underway in the heart of Kabul.

Bursts of gunfire, and several sounds of explosions. Many attackers fighting against Afghan Special Forces. Attackers breached home of defense minister via home of an Afghan MP. Heavy presence of NDS and police special forces. Roads closed to traffic.

Loud explosion.

Police Special Forces rescued 30 civilians who were stuck at the site of the explosion, Kabul police says.

Constant bursts of gunfire , few hours after the deadly suicide car bomb followed by a complex attack in the heart of Kabul.

“At least 2 people killed. At least 13 people wounded. At least 35 civilians evacuated by Afghan Special Forces.” A senior security official tells me.

Afghanistan’s defense minister Bismillah Khan says his residential home was targeted in a terrorist attack. The former Mujahideen commander says his family is ok, but several of his guards wounded. He says attack won’t stop him defending the country.

“Last nights suicide car bomb followed by a complex attack targeted the home of anti Taliban MP Mohsin Azimi from Baghlan. Attackers got inside his home, his home his next to Defense minister B. Khan. At least 10 people killed including 4 inside home of MP.”A source tells me.

Ordinary Afghans continue to bear the brunt of this brutal war. Aftermath of Taliban suicide car bomb followed by a complex attack in the heart of Kabul.

Police Special forces rescuing a child. At least 35 civilians were rescued by police Special forces.

It has now emerged that the home of Afghan MP Azim Mohseni from Baghlan’s Andarab was targeted last night. Azim Mohseni is an important anti Taliban figure, his brother Rasool Mohseni was the influential provincial council chief , he was assassinated in a TB suicide attack.

At least 5 suicide attackers brought ample amount of weapons and ammunitions. This footage is filmed inside the home of anti Taliban MP Azim Mohseni from Andarab in Baghlan.

Attackers brought a jammer with them also.