Kabul: Suicide Bombing Kills 14, Taliban Claims Responsibility

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At least 14 people were killed and eight others wounded in a bomb explosion targeting Nepalese security guards in the Afghan capital city of Kabul.

In further details, the Afghan Interior Ministry announced that an individual carrying explosives targeted a minibus carrying the Nepalese security guards in the Banae district of the capital early on Monday.

Later on, the Taliban militant group claimed responsibility for the attack on its social media accounts.

In recent months, the terrorist Taliban group intensified their militancy across Afghanistan.

In parallel, Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the terrorist "ISIS" group] also recently gained a foothold in the country.

On Sunday, Afghan security forces killed 24 militants, including 13 Daesh terrorists, in a series of mop-up operations in different provinces in Afghanistan.

The Asian country faces a security challenge years after the United States and its allies invaded the country in 2001 as part of Washington's so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, yet many areas in the country are still beset with insecurity.

Besides, there are currently some 10,000 foreign forces in Afghanistan despite the end of the US-led combat mission on December 31, 2014.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team