Afghan security forces have ended an 11-hour stand off in central Kabul, killing the last gunman holding out after an attack that began when a car bomber blew himself up in a prosperous business and residential area.
Police sealed off the centre of the city as they battled three attackers who barricaded themselves inside an office of the aid group Care International.
After hours of stand off, interrupted occasionally by sporadic gunfire, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said Afghan special forces had killed all those involved in the attack in the Share Naw area of Kabul.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which took place just hours after Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 24 people near the Defence Ministry, including a number of senior security officials.
Initial casualty reports suggested one person had been killed and six injured while more than 31 people were evacuated.
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