<p>A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire in the ministry in central Kabul, killing two employees and wounding seven, said Defence Ministry spokesman Zaher Azimy. <br /><br />The man was also wearing a suicide-bomb belt, but did not have time to detonate it, said Azimy, who had earlier described the man as a soldier rather than an insurgent in army uniform. <br /><br />“The attacker was shot dead before he set off his explosives, and the situation is normal,” he said. <br /><br /> The attack comes months before the start of a transfer of security responsibilities from foreign to Afghan forces, and after Nato-led troops claimed solid progress in efforts to bolster the numbers and quality of the Afghan police and army. <br /><br />Under the gradual transition programme, Afghan forces will begin by taking over from foreign troops in just a few areas, but should have control of the whole country by the end of 2014.</p>
<p>A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire in the ministry in central Kabul, killing two employees and wounding seven, said Defence Ministry spokesman Zaher Azimy. <br /><br />The man was also wearing a suicide-bomb belt, but did not have time to detonate it, said Azimy, who had earlier described the man as a soldier rather than an insurgent in army uniform. <br /><br />“The attacker was shot dead before he set off his explosives, and the situation is normal,” he said. <br /><br /> The attack comes months before the start of a transfer of security responsibilities from foreign to Afghan forces, and after Nato-led troops claimed solid progress in efforts to bolster the numbers and quality of the Afghan police and army. <br /><br />Under the gradual transition programme, Afghan forces will begin by taking over from foreign troops in just a few areas, but should have control of the whole country by the end of 2014.</p>