Heavy casualties as Taliban suicide bombing, gunfire rattle Kabul - in pictures

An Afghan medic carries a stretcher after a Taliban-claimed suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. A powerful Taliban truck bombing followed by a fierce firefight left at least seven people dead and 327 others wounded. Rahmat Gul / AP

Afghan shopkeepers look at the broken windows of their shop after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

An Afghan man receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

An injured member of security forces, left, leaves the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. A powerful Taliban truck bombing followed by a fierce firefight left at least seven people dead and 327 others wounded. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

Afghan security forces carry an injured security personnel after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The brazen assault in a densely packed neighbourhood marks the first major Taliban attack in the Afghan capital since the insurgents announced the start of this year’s fighting season. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

Afghan security forces carry an injured security personnel after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

Afghan security forces transfer injured security personnel into an ambulance after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The brazen assault in a densely packed neighbourhood marks the first major Taliban attack in the Afghan capital since the insurgents announced the start of this year’s fighting season. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

An Afghan National Army soldier takes up position at the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. A powerful Taliban truck bombing followed by a fierce firefight left at least seven people dead and 327 others wounded. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

An Afghan policeman takes up position at the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

A powerful Taliban truck bombing followed by a fierce firefight left at least 28 people dead and 327 others wounded Tuesday, officials said, a week after the insurgents launched their annual spring offensive.