Kabul blast: At least 13 killed in Afghan ministry attack

Kabul: At least 13 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a suicide bombing at a government ministry in Afghanistan.

Women and children were among the casualties, according to an official.

Workers at the Department of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul had left early for Ramadan and were waiting for a bus when the blast hit.

The Islamic State group (IS) said it was behind the attack, which came just days after the Taliban agreed to its first-ever truce with the government.