Blasts, gunfire rock Afghan capital in twin suicide attacks March 2, 2017 by shameen An Afghan man looks on at the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul on March 1, 2017. Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security compounds on March 1, officials said, as the insurgents ramp up attacks before the start of their annual spring offensive. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI Afghan security forces arrive at the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul on March 1, 2017. Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security compounds on March 1, officials said, as the insurgents ramp up attacks before the start of their annual spring offensive. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI Afghan security personnel hold position a rooftop on an Afghan police district headquarters building after a suicide car bombing as a gun battle continues between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kabul on March 1, 2017. Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul after near simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults on two security compounds, as the insurgents ramp up attacks even before the start of their annual spring offensive. / AFP PHOTO / WAKIL KOHSAR Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul on March 1, 2017. Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in simultaneous Taliban assaults on two security compounds on March 1, officials said, as the insurgents ramp up attacks before the start of their annual spring offensive. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI Afghan bystanders look at the site of a suicide car bombing through the windows of a bakery shop in Kabul on March 1, 2017. Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in simultaneous Taliban assaults on two security compounds on March 1, officials said, as the insurgents ramp up attacks before the start of their annual spring offensive. SHAH MARAI / AFP / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI Smoke rises from an Afghan police district headquarters building after a suicide car bombing in Kabul on March 1, 2017. Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security compounds on March 1, officials said, as the insurgents ramp up attacks before the start of their annual spring offensive. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI