The government accused the Islamic State of being behind the attack, which struck at the heart of the Taliban’s power structure after years of essentially unchallenged dominance.

Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing - At least three of Haqqani’s bodyguards were also killed and eight others wounded in the suicide bombing claimed by Isis,

Khalil Haqqani, Taliban acting minister of refugees, was killed in a blast Wednesday at the ministry's headquarters in Kabul.