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A suicide bomber at the military airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least one other person. A suicide bomber at the main airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed two civilians, say officials.
Witnesses said the car bomber rammed the main gate of the airport, causing a large plume of smoke and rattling windows in the city centre. The interior ministry said six people were also wounded. Witnesses say a car bomber rammed the main gate of the airport's military base.
The airport is used as a base by the Nato-led forces fighting the Taliban. One eyewitness described a four-wheel drive vehicle exploding near a foreign military convoy.
The airport has been targeted in the past by suspected Taliban militants. In 2007, at least one person was killed in a suicide bomb attack on the airport. Nato-led forces fighting the Taliban have a base at the airport, which is used by civilian and military aircraft.
The BBC's Chris Morris in Kabul says there are unconfirmed reports that members of Nato's International Security Assistance Force were among the casualties.
"It was a suicide attack outside the main gate of the military base at the airport," Nato officer Colonel Koziel Bart told AFP news agency."It was a suicide attack outside the main gate of the military base at the airport," Nato officer Colonel Koziel Bart told AFP news agency.
"All the gates of the base have been closed and all air operations have been suspended," he said. Witnesses described flames rising from the site of the explosion at 0830 (0400 GMT) on Tuesday. The blast rattled windows in the city centre.
Witnesses described flames rising from the site of the explosion.
A shopkeeper named as Humayun told Associated Press news agency: "I saw three or four Landcruisers for the foreigners just in front of the gate... then there was a car and it hit them then blew up."A shopkeeper named as Humayun told Associated Press news agency: "I saw three or four Landcruisers for the foreigners just in front of the gate... then there was a car and it hit them then blew up."
There is no word on the nationality of any victims. The airport has been targeted in the past by suspected Taliban militants - in 2007, at least one person was killed in a suicide bomb attack there.