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| A convoy of UK military vehicles has been attacked while on patrol in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said. | A convoy of UK military vehicles has been attacked while on patrol in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said. |
| The attack, which took place in a residential area near a market on Sunday morning, injured seven people. | The attack, which took place in a residential area near a market on Sunday morning, injured seven people. |
| There were no British casualties, the MoD said, adding the convoy was struck by an improvised explosive device. | |
| The Taliban claimed the attack in retaliation for air strikes in Kunduz which killed civilians and doctors. | |
| However, the group did not mention Medecins Sans Frontieres whose hospital was hit by US airstrikes eight days ago. | However, the group did not mention Medecins Sans Frontieres whose hospital was hit by US airstrikes eight days ago. |
| There have been conflicting reports about the cause of the explosion. The MoD said it was an IED, while officials in Kabul said it was a suicide bombing. | |
| A statement from the MoD said: "We can confirm that at approximately 9:10 this morning a convoy of UK military vehicles on a routine road move as part of the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Kabul was struck by an Improvised Explosive Device. There were no UK casualties." | |
| It is the latest in a series of attacks recently carried out by the Taliban. | 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 rush-hour attack. | |
| A witness to the attack said: "We were passing by and suddenly there was an explosion. As you can see, it threw one of their vehicles - one of the Americans' vehicles - far away, and their other vehicle was thrown onto this side." | |
| 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 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 the city of 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. |