NEW : Five civilians lost their lives in the attack ; five militants also killed , the Interior Ministry says . The gunbattle between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces lasted five hours . The militants stormed a local election commission office in the Afghan capital , Kabul . One detonated his explosives vest in front of the bank , while two others entered the building . The attack comes less than two weeks before the country 's April 5 presidential election .
NEW : Five civilians lost their lives in the attack ; five militants also killed , the Interior Ministry says . The gunbattle between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces lasted five hours . The militants stormed a local election commission office in the Afghan capital , Kabul . The attack comes less than two weeks before the country 's April 5 presidential election .