Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan military personnel in Kabul on Wednesday , killing at least 16 people and wounding 26 others , authorities said . The dead included eight officers from the Afghan air force , three Defense Ministry workers and five other civilians , Defense Ministry and public health officials said . Thirteen military officers were among the wounded , the rest were civilians , the officials said . Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that the group claims responsibility for the attack . Deadly attacks by militants , often aimed at government and military targets , periodically hit the Afghan capital . Traffic accident kills 17 in Afghanistan ; others die in roadside bombings . Opinion : Afghanistan , the next Iraq ? Journalist Qadir Sediqi reported from Kabul , and CNN 's Jethro Mullen wrote from Hong Kong . CNN 's Masoud Popalzai contributed to this report .
Eight officers from the Afghan air force are among those killed in the bombing . The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack .