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Kabul suicide attack on Nato convoy 'injures 17' Kabul bomb attack on Nato convoy kills six civilians
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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. A Taliban suicide bomber driving a car has targeted a Nato troop convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least six people and injuring 19.
The blast took place on the main road to the airport, close to the US embassy and the diplomatic quarter.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. No Nato troops had been hurt, a spokesman for the alliance said.
Afghan security forces have taken on much of the task of battling Taliban militants since Nato ended major combat operations last December.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.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.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. A massive plume of smoke was seen rising above the scene of the blast. A man named Ahmad Farhad told the Associated Press news agency that he seen a car attack the Nato convoy.
Earlier reports had indicated that several people had died in the blast, but this has not been confirmed. "I saw two to three damaged vehicles and wounded victims were everywhere and there was no one to help them," he said.
At least six people were killed in the blast, Afghan officials said. The injured reportedly include women and children.
The latest attack will raise fresh questions over a peace process between the government and the Taliban that has just begun to take shape, says the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul.
Last week, Taliban militants launched a high-profile assault on the parliament building, as legislators were preparing to select a new defence minister.
Earlier on Tuesday, militants carried out a suicide on a police building in Helmand province, reportedly killing two people and wounding more than 50.
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