Kabul bomb kills 13 foreign troops
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October 30, 2011, Sunday
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A SUICIDE car bomber killed 13 foreign troops in Kabul yesterday, the deadliest single ground attack in 10 years of war in Afghanistan.
"We can confirm that 13 International Security Assistance Force members have died," said a spokesman for the NATO-led ISAF, giving no further details.
Earlier, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said three civilians and a police officer had been killed in the attack.
Excluding helicopter crashes, it was the deadliest single incident for foreign troops since the war began in 2001.
The assault on the ISAF convoy took place in Darulaman area in west Kabul, near the national museum. The former royal palace, now in ruins, is also in the area, along with several government departments and military bases.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had packed a four-wheel-drive vehicle with 700 kilograms of explosives.
"We can confirm that 13 International Security Assistance Force members have died," said a spokesman for the NATO-led ISAF, giving no further details.
Earlier, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said three civilians and a police officer had been killed in the attack.
Excluding helicopter crashes, it was the deadliest single incident for foreign troops since the war began in 2001.
The assault on the ISAF convoy took place in Darulaman area in west Kabul, near the national museum. The former royal palace, now in ruins, is also in the area, along with several government departments and military bases.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had packed a four-wheel-drive vehicle with 700 kilograms of explosives.
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