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Kabul suicide attack on Nato convoy 'injures 17' | |
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A suicide bomber driving a car has targeted a Nato troop convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, injuring 17 civilians, reports say. | |
The blast took place on the main road to the airport, close to the US embassy and the diplomatic quarter. | |
No Nato troops had been hurt, a spokesman for the alliance told AP. | |
Afghan security forces have taken on much of the task of battling Taliban militants since Nato ended major combat operations last December. | |
A smaller contingent of foreign troops remains in the country to provide training and support to local security forces. | |
More than 4,000 civilians have been killed in the fighting this year, prompting fears that the toll for 2015 could exceed that recorded last year. | |
A massive plume of smoke was seen rising above the scene of the blast. A local health ministry official told the BBC the 17 wounded civilians included a woman and three children. | |
Earlier reports had indicated that several people had died in the blast, but this has not been confirmed. |