Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- Militants carried out a deadly attack on a government building in eastern Afghanistan and fired rockets near Kabul 's main airport Monday as the Taliban began their annual spring offensive . An armed group stormed the provincial Justice Department in the city of Jalalabad on Monday morning , clashing with Afghan security forces , authorities said . By the time the fighting ended , three insurgent gunmen , two police officers and five civilian employees of the Justice Department were dead , said Sediq Sediqqi , a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry . At least one other civilian was wounded , he said . In the capital , Kabul , two rockets landed near military buildings around the northern side of the city 's international airport but did n't cause any casualties or material damage , the Interior Ministry said . Car bomb kills 4 , injures 22 in Afghanistan . As they often do , the Taliban offered a different version of events , claiming the rocket attack had killed several people and damaged buildings . In their statement last week announcing the start of their spring military operations , the Taliban said the offensive 's main targets would include foreigners , Afghan government staff and their organizations nationwide . Each year since NATO forces entered Afghanistan , the Taliban has launched renewed attacks as the snow melts . Most NATO troops are due to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of this year as the U.S.-led war effort winds down . CNN 's Masoud Popalzai and journalist Qadir Sediqi reported from Kabul . CNN 's Jethro Mullen wrote from Hong Kong .
January : Taliban kill civilians in Jalalabad fighting . Militants clashed with government forces after storming a government building in the city . Rockets land near military bases in the area around Kabul 's international airport . The Taliban say this year 's military offensive will target foreigners , Afghan authorities .