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URGENT: 24 dead, 91 wounded in Kabul twin blasts: health ministry

The death toll from Monday's Taliban double suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul jumped to 24 with 91 wounded, the health ministry said. 

“The attack killed 24 people and left 91 others wounded, some of them seriously,” ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told AFP, warning that the toll could rise further.

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