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Afghanistan: One Killed as Kabul Car Bomb Targets Foreign Forces

Afghanistan: One Killed as Kabul Car Bomb Targets Foreign Forces
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A suicide car bomb targeting a foreign forces convoy rocked east of the Afghan capital city, Kabul, early Friday, killing at least one civilian and injuring four in an area where many expatriates reside, the Afghan interior ministry said.

Afghanistan: One Killed as Kabul Car Bomb Targets Foreign Forces

Local media showed extensive damage to the facades of nearby houses, and witnesses reported a strong explosion. Security forces could be seen rushing to the scene as passers-by helped move the wounded.

A horse was also badly injured in the blast and had to be shot dead in the street, an AFP reporter at the scene said.

"Unfortunately around 9:00 am, a car bombing took place in [the] Qabil Bay area of Kabul. The target of the attack was a foreign forces convoy," ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP, giving the toll and adding that police are investigating.

His deputy, Nasrat Rahimi, said it was not clear if there were foreign casualties following the blast.

No group immediately claimed the attack, which is the latest to hit Kabul, one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians as both the Taliban and the expanding Daesh [the Arabic acronym for terrorist ‘ISIS/ISIL' group] step up their assaults on the city.

The bombing also comes just days after Afghan president Ashraf Ghani unveiled a plan for peace talks with the Taliban, including a proposal to eventually recognize them as a political party.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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