Afghan officials: Bomb, shooting attack in Kabul kill 3

A bombing and a shooting attack on Tuesday in Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial goverr, officials said. According to Tariq Arian, Afghan interior ministry spokesman, a sticky bomb attached to an armored vehicle belonging to Kabul's deputy provincial goverr killed two people, and wounded two ors.

deputy provincial goverr and apparent target of attack, Mahbobullah Mohibi, was killed alongside his secretary while two of his bodyguards were wounded, Arian said. bombing took place in Macrorayan neighborhood of Kabul. In or attack in Kabul, gunmen shot and killed a police officer and wounded ar policeman, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesman for Kabul's police chief. An investigation was ongoing, he ded. .

one immediately claimed responsibility for Kabul attacks. Islamic Sate group has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in capital in recent months, including horrific attacks on educational institutions that killed as many as 50 people, most of m students.

Taliban have wd bitter battles against IS fighters, particularly in IS strongholds in eastern Afghanistan, while continuing ir insurgency against Afghan government forces. Violence in Afghanistan has spiked in recent months even as Taliban and Afghan government negotiators are meeting in Qatar to try and hammer out a peace deal that could put an end to deces of war.