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Taliban Take Responsibility for Bombing in Kabul Taliban Take Responsibility for Bombing in Kabul
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KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide attack on a coalition convoy passing through Kabul on Sunday killed four civilians and wounded 35, a potent reminder of the Taliban’s capacity to strike the capital. KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide attack on a coalition convoy passing through Kabul on Sunday killed four civilians and wounded 35, a potent reminder of the Taliban’s capacity to strike the capital.
The attack occurred near the Afghan Parliament on the edge of Kabul, the capital. The suicide bomber, driving a Toyota Corolla, detonated the explosives near two heavily armored coalition vehicles, according to Hashmat Stanikzai, the spokesman for the Kabul police chief.The attack occurred near the Afghan Parliament on the edge of Kabul, the capital. The suicide bomber, driving a Toyota Corolla, detonated the explosives near two heavily armored coalition vehicles, according to Hashmat Stanikzai, the spokesman for the Kabul police chief.
The blast killed four civilians: two women, a child and a man. No coalition soldiers were injured, officials with the International Security Assistance Force said, adding that an investigation was underway.The blast killed four civilians: two women, a child and a man. No coalition soldiers were injured, officials with the International Security Assistance Force said, adding that an investigation was underway.
The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the assault, which they said had killed eight foreigners. The Interior Ministry condemned the attack.The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the assault, which they said had killed eight foreigners. The Interior Ministry condemned the attack.
Kabul has had relatively few episodes of violence in recent weeks.Kabul has had relatively few episodes of violence in recent weeks.
Though the insurgents have repeatedly fired rockets at the airport and carried out a broad campaign of violence across the country, the suicide bombings that have been a hallmark of the war have been less common in the capital.Though the insurgents have repeatedly fired rockets at the airport and carried out a broad campaign of violence across the country, the suicide bombings that have been a hallmark of the war have been less common in the capital.
But the city has been gripped by the election crisis unfolding in Afghanistan, with two candidates vying to replace President Hamid Karzai fighting over an audit of a runoff vote and jockeying for position in a potential unity government.But the city has been gripped by the election crisis unfolding in Afghanistan, with two candidates vying to replace President Hamid Karzai fighting over an audit of a runoff vote and jockeying for position in a potential unity government.
The uncertainty over the election has hampered efforts to forge a new path in the country, just as security appears to be deteriorating in certain areas. With no clear leader, the strategies for combating the insurgency and righting an unsteady economy remain unclear.The uncertainty over the election has hampered efforts to forge a new path in the country, just as security appears to be deteriorating in certain areas. With no clear leader, the strategies for combating the insurgency and righting an unsteady economy remain unclear.
The Taliban have taken advantage of the uncertainty, striking areas once relatively free of insurgent attacks and consolidating their gains in parts of the country that were once contested.The Taliban have taken advantage of the uncertainty, striking areas once relatively free of insurgent attacks and consolidating their gains in parts of the country that were once contested.