A Taliban suicide bomber and two gunmen targeted a foreigners' compound
in Kabul earlier today, killing four people.
The attack started with a small, explosives-laden truck ramming the gate
of the compound housing foreigners on the city's eastern outskirts. Once
the gate was destroyed, the gunmen attempted to break into the compound.
Two Afghan security guards were among the four people killed, said the
ministry. Three civilians were also wounded in the attack.
The
area has several compounds housing foreign contracting and service companies,
as well as international military bases, as such the precise target was not
immediately clear.
There
has been speculation over recent high-profile attacks in Kabul that insurgent
groups have infiltrated security and intelligence agencies to get access to
sites inside the heavily-guarded capital.
The
attack sent a plume of smoke into the sky and was heard across Kabul. Gunfire
was also heard, just before the blast — from security guards firing on the
truck as it approached the gate. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the
attack.
In
the past week, suicide bombers have targeted the chief of police — an attack also
claimed by the Taliban — and a prominent female lawmaker, both of whom survived
the deadly assaults.
Also
Tuesday, in Eastern Khost province, a woman died when the van she was
travelling in hit a roadside bomb, 13 people, including children, were wounded
in the blast.
Source:
Fox News
Source: Fox News
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