Kabul
07 Feb. 2017 (Xinhua)

According to a report y Chinese News Agency 'Xinhua', at least 20 people have been confirmed death and 41 others injured as a suicide bomber blew himself up next to the gate of the Afghan Supreme Court on Tuesday, local media reported.

Indian English Daily 'THE HINDU' reported The assailant detonated the device in the parking lot as employees were boarding a bus to go home, leaving bodies and dismembered limbs scattered around the area, with women and children among the casualties.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast in the snow-laden Afghan capital, but it occurred as the Taliban are ramping up their nationwide insurgency even in the peak winter months when fighting usually abates.