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Kabul Taliban suicide bomber injures at least seven Kabul Taliban suicide bomber injures at least seven
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A suicide bomb attack which targeted foreign troops near a market in a residential area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has injured at least seven people, officials have told the BBC. A suicide bomb attack targeted at foreign troops near a market in a residential area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has injured seven people.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the rush-hour attack. It is feared the number of casualties will rise. The Taliban said they carried out the attack in retaliation air strikes in the city of Kunduz which killed civilians and doctors.
The attack is the latest in a series of strikes carried out by the Taliban in Kabul in recent months. However, the group did not mention Medecins Sans Frontieres whose hospital was hit by US airstrikes eight days ago
In August, 12 people were killed in an attack on an army convoy in the city. It is the latest in a series of attacks recently carried out by the Taliban.
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in Kabul says that a military vehicle was immobilised in the Sunday morning attack. The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in Kabul says that a military vehicle was immobilised in the Sunday morning rush-hour attack.
The bombing follows the Taliban's capture of the city of Kunduz in September. Its fall was a major embarrassment to the government who now say they have regained control. The US-led Resolute Support military coalition in Kabul confirmed that one of its convoys had been attacked. "No casualties are reported at this time," spokesman Col Brian Tribus told the AP news agency.
The bombing follows the Taliban's assault on Kunduz in September. Its fall was a major embarrassment to the government, which now says it has regained control.
Fighting is also reported to have intensified in the provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar and Baghlan as the Taliban pursue a bolder strategy to strengthen its hold across the north of the country.Fighting is also reported to have intensified in the provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar and Baghlan as the Taliban pursue a bolder strategy to strengthen its hold across the north of the country.
Earlier in August, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint near the entrance to the international airport in Kabul, killing five people.Earlier in August, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint near the entrance to the international airport in Kabul, killing five people.
Before that, there were three deadly attacks in the city - on a police academy, a Nato base and an Afghan army base that killed at least 50 people.Before that, there were three deadly attacks in the city - on a police academy, a Nato base and an Afghan army base that killed at least 50 people.