Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a midday suicide attack near an office of Afghanistan 's national security agency in central Kabul that killed a soldier and wounded 30 other people . The insurgents targeted a division of the National Directorate of Security , which is near the Afghan Interior Ministry , Kabul Police Chief Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said . Read more : Suicide bombers kill at least 5 at meeting of tribal elders in Afghanistan . One suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car , but five other attackers were killed by Afghan security forces . A second car bomb was neutralized , Salangi said . One soldier from the security directorate was killed . An e-mail from Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the group was targeting government officials and foreigners who were leaving a meeting at the building . Police said injuries from the attack ranged from serious to light , while the Taliban said a number of people were killed . Read more : Inside the Taliban .
NEW : Slain soldier was from security directorate ; 30 other people reported wounded . Police say they killed five insurgents and a sixth died in a bombing . Score: 6 Taliban claim responsibility , say government officials and foreigners were targeted .