Footage shows the effect of the explosion that rocked the Afghan Parliament in Kabul on Monday, with MPs running to-and-fro as the Taliban let off a suicide bomb in close proximity to the building. At least six Taliban gunmen and five civilians were reportedly killed in the attack. 31 civilians also sustained injuries. A large car bomb was set off shortly after Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai arrived in parliament to be sworn in as the new defense minister. Sporadic gunfire was then heard as the gunmen attacked the building, with the ensuing firefight reportedly lasting for up to two hours.

COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT http://ruptly.tv

RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday

Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews
Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com
Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt
Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT
Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv

RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.