• Afghan security personnel arrive at the site of twin blasts near the Afghan parliament in Kabul on Tuesday. Twin Taliban blasts struck near the Afghan parliament in Kabul, killing at least 30 people and wounding 80 in a rush-hour attack that shattered a relative lull in violence in the capital. The bombings came just hours after a Taliban suicide bomber killed seven people in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the volatile southern province of Helmand, as the militants ramp up attacks. Wakil Kohsar / AFP
    Afghan security personnel arrive at the site of twin blasts near the Afghan parliament in Kabul on Tuesday. Twin Taliban blasts struck near the Afghan parliament in Kabul, killing at least 30 people and wounding 80 in a rush-hour attack that shattered a relative lull in violence in the capital. The bombings came just hours after a Taliban suicide bomber killed seven people in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the volatile southern province of Helmand, as the militants ramp up attacks. Wakil Kohsar / AFP
  • An Afghan municipality worker walks at the site of a twin bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials say two large bombings near government offices in the capital have killed many. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photo
    An Afghan municipality worker walks at the site of a twin bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials say two large bombings near government offices in the capital have killed many. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photo
  • Afghan security officials stand guard outside the Parliament after twin bombings that targeted the Parliament building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
    Afghan security officials stand guard outside the Parliament after twin bombings that targeted the Parliament building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
  • Afghan municipality workers clear the road at the site of twin blasts near the Afghan parliament in Kabul. Wakil Kohsar / AFP
    Afghan municipality workers clear the road at the site of twin blasts near the Afghan parliament in Kabul. Wakil Kohsar / AFP
  • Afghan security personnel and volunteers investigate the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province. Noor Mohammad / AFP
    Afghan security personnel and volunteers investigate the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province. Noor Mohammad / AFP
  • Afghan security officials stand guard outside the Parliament after twin bombings that targeted the Parliament building in Kabul. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
    Afghan security officials stand guard outside the Parliament after twin bombings that targeted the Parliament building in Kabul. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
  • Afghan firefighters wash the site of a twin bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials say two large bombings near government offices in the capital have killed many people. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photo
    Afghan firefighters wash the site of a twin bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials say two large bombings near government offices in the capital have killed many people. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photo
  • Afghan security officials inspect the scene after twin bombings that targeted the Parliament building in Kabul. Reports state a double suicide attack near the Afghani parliament in Kabul killed at least 30 people and injured another 80. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
    Afghan security officials inspect the scene after twin bombings that targeted the Parliament building in Kabul. Reports state a double suicide attack near the Afghani parliament in Kabul killed at least 30 people and injured another 80. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
  • Afghan security forces inspect the site of two large bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two loud explosions have rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul, causing casualties. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo
    Afghan security forces inspect the site of two large bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two loud explosions have rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul, causing casualties. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo

Aftermath of day of bomb attacks in Afghanistan – in pictures


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Afghan security personnel and firefighters worked to clear the site of two bombings near the parliament in Kabul.