At least 15 killed as three bombs rock Kabul

KABUL: At least 15 people were killed when three bombs exploded here on Thursday. The explosions rocked the Afghan capital city as the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff was meeting top U.S. and NATO officials in the city.

Eight employees of the ministry of mines and petroleum were killed and 27 wounded in an attack on their bus, ministry officials said in a statement. Five women and a child were among the dead, International media reported.

According to Reuters, minutes after the blast, a suicide bomber blew himself up a few meters away, killing at least seven people and wounding 20.