Suicide car bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan; one killed, 4 injured
28 Dec 2015 11:51 AM IST
Suicide car bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan; one killed, 4 injured
A Taliban bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near Kabul airport on Monday in an attack on a NATO convoy, killing one civilian a day after Pakistan's army chief visited the Afghan capital in an effort to revive peace talks. (Photo: AP)- NATO said it was investigating the incident. (Photo: AP)
- Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the insurgents were behind the suicide attack on a foreign forces convoy, claiming that "several invading forces were killed and wounded". (Photo: AP)
- Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Twitter: "One civilian killed and (four) civilians wounded in today's car bomb explosion." (Photo: AP)
- An Afghan shopkeeper watches from a broken window of his shop near the site of suicide car bomb attack in Kabul. (Photo: AP)
- Four other civilians were wounded in the early morning attack, which comes amid a worsening security situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban step up their nationwide offensive. (Photo: AP)
- The attack comes a day after Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif visited Kabul in a bid to prepare the ground for fresh peace talks with the Taliban. (Photo: AP)
- The head of Kabul police, Abdul Rahman Rahimi, said that the aim of the attack in an overwhelmingly civilian area was to create fear among Afghans. (Photo: AP)
- "The bombing occurred near Kabul airport. We are finding out more details," Gul Agha Rohani, Kabul deputy police chief, said. (Photo: AP)
- A police officer at the scene said the suicide bomber walked up to a white pickup truck and detonated explosives he was wearing. A minibus was also destroyed by the explosion, which shattered the windows of nearby shops. (Photo: AP)
A Taliban bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near Kabul airport on Monday in an attack on a NATO convoy, killing one civilian a day after Pakistan's army chief visited the Afghan capital in an effort to revive peace talks. (Photo: AP)
Suicide car bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan; one killed, 4 injured
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