Suicide Car Bomb Targets Convoy in Afghan Capital
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A suicide car bomber killed three people, including two civilians and one foreign soldier, in the Afghan capital, in an attack targeting a convoy of foreign troops near Kabul's airport, officials said.
The Afghan interior ministry told Al Jazeera on Sunday that at least two women were killed and 21 civilians wounded, after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed car on a road leading from the airport to a nearby NATO military installation.
The blast is believed to have happened after the attacker rammed his car into a convoy of foreign troops.
Al Jazeera's Jennifer Glasse, reporting from the capital, said at least one foreign soldier was also killed in the attack.
Aziz Basam, a senior press officer with the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL), told the AFP news agency that, "the one killed inside a vehicle was a foreigner who worked for EUPOL".
In a statement obtained by Al Jazeera the Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast.
The Taliban have launched a wave of attacks around the country since the drawdown of most foreign troops last year to a small training force.
The group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Kabul guesthouse last week that left 14 people dead, including nine foreigners.
