KABUL: A suicide car bomb attack targeting a foreign forces convoy rocked eastern Kabul early Friday, killing at least one civilian and injuring nine in an area where many expatriates reside, the Afghan interior ministry said.
Extensive damage to the facades of nearby houses could be seen with debris scattered on pavements as witnesses reported a strong explosion. Security forces rushed to the scene as passers-by helped move the wounded
A horse was also seriously injured in the blast and had to be shot dead in the street, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
“Unfortunately around 9:00 am, a car bombing took place in (the) Qabil Bay area of Kabul. The target of the attack was a foreign forces convoy,” ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP, adding that police are investigating.
His deputy, Nasrat Rahimi, said it was not clear if there were foreign casualties following the blast.
No group immediately claimed the attack, which is the latest to hit Kabul, one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians as both the Taliban and the expanding Daesh group step up their assaults on the city.
The bombing comes just two days after Afghan president Ashraf Ghani unveiled a plan for peace talks with the Taliban, including a proposal to eventually recognise them as a political party.