Kabir Amiri, a spokesman of Kabul hospitals said 31 people, all civilians, were wounded in the attack, writes Sune Engel Rasmussen in Kabul

Najeeb Danish, deputy spokesman of the interior ministry, confirmed that all seven attackers were killed by the security forces after the attack. He added that up to 15 civilians were injured from the car bomb blast that targeted the gate outside the parliament building.

Meanwhile, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed said the group deliberately targeted the parliament today because the minister of defence was due to be introduced, and there would be many high-profile officials.

Apparently Masoom Stanekzai, the nominated minister, was not in the parliament at the time of the attack.