A suicide car bombing outside the front gate of the German embassy in Kabul has killed at least three people including two US soldiers, say officials.
A suicide car bombing near an American military base in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least three people including two US troops, officials say.
A child was among the dead and 12 people were wounded in the explosion near the US base, Camp Eggers.
A child was among the dead and 14 people were wounded in the blast on a small road between US base Camp Eggers and the German embassy.
Earlier reports said four US soldiers received non-life threatening injuries from shattered glass and debris.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says an eyewitness saw a suicide car bomber launch the attack.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says an eyewitness saw a suicide car bomber launch the attack.
A tanker and several cars were burning as the injured were taken away. The Wazir Akbar Khan district is in a central and sensitive area of Kabul.
A fuel tanker and several cars were burning as the injured were taken away.
The Taleban have reportedly claimed responsibility.
The Taleban have reportedly claimed responsibility for Saturday morning's blast.
AP new agency said a spokesman for the militant group, Zabiullah Mujahid, claimed a suicide bomber had carried out the attack in a Toyota Corolla.
The AP news agency said a spokesman for the militant group, Zabiullah Mujahid, claimed a suicide bomber had carried out the attack in a Toyota Corolla.
Taleban militants have bombed Afghan government and foreign interests in the city in the past.
Earlier reports said four US soldiers received non-life threatening injuries from shattered glass and debris, and that parts of the embassy had caught fire.
There is heavy security in the central district, Wazir Akbar Khan, which houses many embassies and offices of international organisations, but the district has been attacked before.
In November, four Afghans died in another blast nearby, outside the American embassy.
In November, four Afghans died in another blast nearby, outside the American embassy.
The militants' influence has spread from their traditional heartlands in the south and east to areas closer to the capital.
The militants' influence has spread from their traditional heartlands in the south and east to areas closer to the capital.
But our correspondent says that with increased police checkpoints throughout the city, there were fewer attacks inside Kabul in 2008 than in the previous year.
But our correspondent says that with increased police checkpoints throughout the city, there were fewer attacks inside Kabul in 2008 than in the previous year.
US President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make Afghanistan a foreign policy priority after he comes to office on Tuesday and is expected to approve the doubling of US troops in the country from the 30,000 at present.
US President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make Afghanistan a foreign policy priority after he comes to office on Tuesday and is expected to approve the doubling of US troops in the country from the 30,000 at present.
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