Afghan MP among those killed in Kabul bombing

Afghan MP Sher Wali Wardak is among the four people killed in an explosion in Afghan capital Kabul, according to media reports.

Reports claim that Wardak was injured in the blast outside his house and died on the way to hospital.

The attack has not been claimed by anyone yet.

In another attack, at least seven people were killed and more than 20 injured when Taliban gunmen, allegedly dressed in police uniforms, stormed a court in eastern Afghanistan, the BBC reports.

The attack happened in the capital of Logar province, Puli Alam.

The Taliban said that the attack was a reaction to the government’s execution of six Taliban prisoners last month. Among those executed, were two men suspected of involvement in the murder of former President Burhanuddin Rabbani in 2011.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pledged a tougher response to the Taliban after an attack in Kabul in April left 64 people dead, one of the worst in the country in a while.

The militants have been waging an insurgency against the Afghan government since being ousted in 2001. Nato ended its combat mission in Afghanistan in December 2014, leaving a 13,000-strong residual force used for training and counter-terrorism operations, including 9,800 US troops.