KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Defense Ministry official says a suicide attack has killed 15 army officers west of Afghanistan's capital Kabul.

Dawlat Waziri, the ministry's spokesman, said Saturday the attack took place outside the training academy of the Marshal Fahim National Defense University, killing 15 officers and wounding four others.

Waziri added that attack on foot occurred in the early evening when the on-duty officers were on their way home.