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Explosion heard in west of Kabul Kabul blast ahead of Afghanistan security handover
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There has been an explosion in the west of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. A large bomb has exploded close to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in Kabul, killing three people and wounding six, police say.
Tolo TV said the blast happened in the Pol-e Sorkh area, while police told the Reuters news agency it was in Karta-e Seh, near the parliament building. The attack, believed to have been carried out by a suicide bomber, comes hours before Nato is due to formally hand over command of security responsibilities to Afghan forces.
It comes shortly before Nato is due to formally hand over command of combat operations to the local authorities. Police said the blast happened in Kabul's western Pol-e Sorkh area.
President Hamid Karzai and Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen are to take part in the ceremony, the location of which has not been given. This is the fourth large attack in the Afghan capital in recent weeks.
The switch of responsibility for battling the Taliban to the 350,000-strong Afghan National Army is a milestone on the road to the final withdrawal of international combat troops at the end of next year. It is not clear if the attack has any connection with the ceremony later on Tuesday in which the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) hands over control of the last 95 districts.
President Hamid Karzai and Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen are due to take part in the event, the location of which has not been given.
The switch of security duties to the 350,000-strong Afghan National Army is a milestone on the road to the final withdrawal of international combat troops at the end of next year.
Nato's handover of security control started with Bamiyan in 2011.Nato's handover of security control started with Bamiyan in 2011.
The final districts to be handed over include 13 in Kandahar province - the birthplace of the Taliban - and 12 each in Nangarhar, Khost and Paktika, all bastions of insurgent activity along the border with Pakistan.The final districts to be handed over include 13 in Kandahar province - the birthplace of the Taliban - and 12 each in Nangarhar, Khost and Paktika, all bastions of insurgent activity along the border with Pakistan.