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Six people have been killed and at least 15 injured in a car bomb attack on a coalition convoy near the airport in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.Six people have been killed and at least 15 injured in a car bomb attack on a coalition convoy near the airport in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
Officials say a car pulled up alongside an armoured vehicle used by coalition forces during rush hour and exploded.Officials say a car pulled up alongside an armoured vehicle used by coalition forces during rush hour and exploded.
Four US soldiers are reported to have received minor cuts and bruises.Four US soldiers are reported to have received minor cuts and bruises.
Witnesses say the car was destroyed, and US and Afghan forces cordoned off the airport road, which is regularly used by foreign troops.Witnesses say the car was destroyed, and US and Afghan forces cordoned off the airport road, which is regularly used by foreign troops.
The Taleban say they were behind the attack, although the claim could not be independently verified.The Taleban say they were behind the attack, although the claim could not be independently verified.
Mohammad Salim told the Associated Press news agency that he took four wounded Afghans to hospital. "I saw the Americans getting out of the vehicle, then pointing their guns. Then they moved under a tree," he said. A witness told the BBC a huge blast had filled the air with smoke.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Kabul says there has been a sharp increase in violence in Afghanistan in recent months with suicide bombings becoming increasingly common. "They say six people were killed but it was such a major explosion that there must be more casualties," the witness said.
Last month, a car bomb attack in southern city of Kandahar killed more than 100 people. It was the worst single attack since fall of the Taleban in 2001. A local man, Mohammad Salim, told the Associated Press news agency he took four wounded Afghans to hospital.
"I saw the Americans getting out of the vehicle, then pointing their guns. Then they moved under a tree," he said.
According to the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Kabul, the scene of the attack was swiftly cordoned off by US forces.
Afghan police used canes to repel curious onlookers.
Helmand clash
Our correspondent says there has been a sharp increase in violence in Afghanistan in recent months with suicide bombings becoming increasingly common.
Last month, a car bomb attack in southern city of Kandahar killed more than 100 people. It was the worst single attack since the fall of the Taleban in 2001.
A UN report published this week said there were 8,000 conflict-related deaths in 2007 - a fifth of which were civilians.A UN report published this week said there were 8,000 conflict-related deaths in 2007 - a fifth of which were civilians.
Meanwhile, US-led coalition forces say they have killed nearly a dozen Taleban militants following a raid in the volatile southern province of Helmand.
Coalition forces were also called in to provide air support to a unit of Afghan security forces clashing with insurgents in the neighbouring province of Nimroz.
The provincial governor says 41 Taleban militants were killed in that operation. A spokesman for the US military confirmed that coalition forces were involved but was unable to verify the number of casualties.