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| Afghanistan |
| Kabul suicide car bombing targets Nato troops |
| 2010-05-18 |
| A suicide car bomb that targeted a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least 19 people, including six foreign soldiers. The US military said that five of those were American. More than 50 people - mostly Afghan civilians - were hurt. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the rush-hour attack in the west of the city, close to the parliament. It is the deadliest attack on foreign forces in the heavily guarded capital since a Taliban assault last September. Despite tight security, the suicide bomber managed to drive into the city in a car laden with explosives. The Isaf (Nato-led) convoy was attacked on the Darulaman road. An Isaf spokesman confirmed that six of its soldiers were killed. Five were from the US, and unconfirmed reports say the sixth soldier was Canadian. Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen "strongly" condemned the attack, but said the alliance remained "committed to its mission to protect the Afghan people and to strengthen Afghanistan's ability to resist terrorism". Five military vehicles were damaged and more than a dozen civilian vehicles, including a bus, were also caught in the blast. |
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