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| Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital | Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital |
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| A suicide car bomber has killed at least three people and wounded five in an attack on a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. | A suicide car bomber has killed at least three people and wounded five in an attack on a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. |
| One of those wounded in the attack, which took place in the morning rush hour near a bus station, was said to be a foreign soldier. | One of those wounded in the attack, which took place in the morning rush hour near a bus station, was said to be a foreign soldier. |
| Witnesses say the blast caused chaos and damaged nearby shops. | Witnesses say the blast caused chaos and damaged nearby shops. |
| Taleban militants frequently attack foreign troops in Afghanistan but attacks in Kabul are less common. | Taleban militants frequently attack foreign troops in Afghanistan but attacks in Kabul are less common. |
| In Saturday's attack, the bomber was reportedly driving a taxi packed with explosives. | In Saturday's attack, the bomber was reportedly driving a taxi packed with explosives. |
| The bomb went off on a main road | |
| An unidentified foreign national was "slightly wounded", Alishah Paktiawal, head of the city police's criminal department, told the AFP news agency. | An unidentified foreign national was "slightly wounded", Alishah Paktiawal, head of the city police's criminal department, told the AFP news agency. |
| The target of was a convoy of the Nato-led force, Isaf. | The target of was a convoy of the Nato-led force, Isaf. |
| On Friday, two attacks in southern Afghanistan also targeted convoys of foreign troops. | On Friday, two attacks in southern Afghanistan also targeted convoys of foreign troops. |
| One bomb killed 10 people, including five Afghan children, four Afghan adult civilians and a Dutch Nato soldier. | One bomb killed 10 people, including five Afghan children, four Afghan adult civilians and a Dutch Nato soldier. |