Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- Kabul 's police chief and chief of criminal investigations have submitted their resignations to the Afghan Interior Ministry , but the ministry ordered them to complete their probe into Friday 's suicide attacks first , a ministry spokesman told CNN . The ministry has not yet approved the resignations of Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahman and investigations chief Abdul Ghafar Sayed Zada , spokesman Ezmary Bashari said . The two were ordered to continue their investigation into deadly blasts that targeted foreigners in the capital city Friday . At least 17 people were killed and many others wounded . Once the investigation into the bombings is complete , the minister of interior will make a decision on the resignations , Bashari said . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks near the Safi Landmark Hotel in the Shahr-E-Naw neighborhood of Kabul . A number of government and United Nations offices are located there , as well as supermarkets , banks , diplomatic facilities and villas for well-to-do Afghans . An employee at a Kabul hospital said eight Indians and one Pakistani were among the dead . Interior Ministry officials said an Italian was killed , and the Indian embassy said four Indians were killed . The attack started with a suicide car bomb and four suicide bombers with explosive-laden vests , said Taliban spokesman Zaidullah Mujahid . Three of the bombers were killed , he said . About 20 minutes later , a second large explosion occurred . Journalist Matiullah Mati and CNN 's Ben Wedeman contributed to this report .
Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahman , investigations chief Abdul Ghafar Sayed Zada quit . Both to continue investigation into Friday 's deadly blasts that targeted foreigners . Taliban claimed responsibility for attacks near the Safi Landmark Hotel in Kabul .