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At least seven people have been killed in a suicide attack on the Kabul base of a logistics firm supplying Nato forces in Afghanistan. | |
Four Nepali guards were among those killed in the incident, which happened early on Tuesday morning. | |
The Kabul police chief told the BBC the attacker had a truck full of explosives. | The Kabul police chief told the BBC the attacker had a truck full of explosives. |
This is the latest in a series of attacks on targets in the Afghan capital. | This is the latest in a series of attacks on targets in the Afghan capital. |
Last week, Afghan security forces put down a militant gun and bomb attack near the presidential palace, in one of the most secure areas of Kabul. | Last week, Afghan security forces put down a militant gun and bomb attack near the presidential palace, in one of the most secure areas of Kabul. |
The Taliban say they carried out the attack, in which four insurgents and three security guards died. | The Taliban say they carried out the attack, in which four insurgents and three security guards died. |
On Monday, the Afghan intelligence agency said a would-be suicide bomber was shot dead in central Kabul. | |
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In the latest incident, smoke was seen rising above the scene of the attack in the north of the city. | In the latest incident, smoke was seen rising above the scene of the attack in the north of the city. |
Reports suggested the bomber's vehicle was stopped outside the facility by guards. | |
When the explosives were detonated, gunmen began shooting at guards in a 30-minute battle, officials said. | |
As well as the Nepali guards, two Afghan truck drivers who were waiting to enter the compound were killed and an Afghan guard. | |
All four attackers were killed, the Kabul police chief said. The blast from the truck left a large crater in the ground, police said. | |
Last month, Afghan forces assumed security responsibility for the whole of the country for the first time since the Taliban government was ousted in 2001. | Last month, Afghan forces assumed security responsibility for the whole of the country for the first time since the Taliban government was ousted in 2001. |
International troops will remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2014, providing military back-up when needed. | International troops will remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2014, providing military back-up when needed. |
The US and its Nato allies want the Afghan government to begin dialogue with the Taliban with a view to opening peace negotiations. | |
But when the Taliban opened a representative office in Qatar - seen as a possible venue for talks - last month, it prompted an angry reaction from the Afghan government, which said the office had the appearance of a rival administration. | |
Afghan President Hamid Karzai also says any dialogue process must be "Afghan-led". |