Afghanistan suicide blast targets ISAF convoy
- 12 years ago
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 17 people after a car rammed into a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul, the Afghan capital.
The attack on Saturday killed 13 service members from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), according to an ISAF spokesperson, as well as a police officer and three civilians.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the killed service members are all from the US.
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Kabul.
The attack on Saturday killed 13 service members from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), according to an ISAF spokesperson, as well as a police officer and three civilians.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the killed service members are all from the US.
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Kabul.