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| A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing three civilians, as the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police they have been training. | A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing three civilians, as the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police they have been training. |
| Kabul deputy police chief Mohammad Daoud Amin said the blast was near the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in the Pul-e-Surkh area of the western part of the city. | Kabul deputy police chief Mohammad Daoud Amin said the blast was near the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in the Pul-e-Surkh area of the western part of the city. |
| A police officer named Asadullah said the target was the convoy of Mohammed Mohaqiq, the country's second vice-president and leader of the Hazara ethnic minority. Asadullah, who like many Afghans uses one name, said a police vehicle was destroyed in the blast. | A police officer named Asadullah said the target was the convoy of Mohammed Mohaqiq, the country's second vice-president and leader of the Hazara ethnic minority. Asadullah, who like many Afghans uses one name, said a police vehicle was destroyed in the blast. |
| Mohaqiq survived the blast, according to Nahim Lalai Hamidzai, another member of the Afghan parliament. | Mohaqiq survived the blast, according to Nahim Lalai Hamidzai, another member of the Afghan parliament. |
| General Mohammad Zahir, chief of the Kabul criminal investigation division, said three people were killed by the bombing and another 30 were wounded including six bodyguards. "The roadside bomb targeted the Mohaqiq convoy but he safely passed. One of his vehicles was damaged," Zahir said. | General Mohammad Zahir, chief of the Kabul criminal investigation division, said three people were killed by the bombing and another 30 were wounded including six bodyguards. "The roadside bomb targeted the Mohaqiq convoy but he safely passed. One of his vehicles was damaged," Zahir said. |
| Mohaqiq is the leader of the People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan and a member of the National Front, which represents members of the former Northern Alliance that fought the Taliban before the US invasion in 2001. | Mohaqiq is the leader of the People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan and a member of the National Front, which represents members of the former Northern Alliance that fought the Taliban before the US invasion in 2001. |
| The Taliban insurgency has been pressing an intense campaign of violence in the run-up to the security handover, attended by Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. | The Taliban insurgency has been pressing an intense campaign of violence in the run-up to the security handover, attended by Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. |
| The transition is a major milestone of the 12-year-old war, with the coalition insisting Afghan security forces it has been training for years are now strong enough to take the lead in the fight against the Taliban. | The transition is a major milestone of the 12-year-old war, with the coalition insisting Afghan security forces it has been training for years are now strong enough to take the lead in the fight against the Taliban. |
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