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| Five die in Kabul suicide attack | Five die in Kabul suicide attack |
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| A suicide car bomber has struck in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing four civilians and an American soldier. | A suicide car bomber has struck in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing four civilians and an American soldier. |
| Nearly 20 others were injured in the blast near a US base and the German embassy. A number of German nationals are said to be among the wounded. | Nearly 20 others were injured in the blast near a US base and the German embassy. A number of German nationals are said to be among the wounded. |
| A witness told the BBC the blast had set fire to several cars and a tanker. | A witness told the BBC the blast had set fire to several cars and a tanker. |
| In a later attack in eastern Nangarhar province a civilian died and six people were hurt, including three policemen. The Taleban claimed both attacks. | In a later attack in eastern Nangarhar province a civilian died and six people were hurt, including three policemen. The Taleban claimed both attacks. |
| A child was among the dead in Saturday's first bombing on a small road between an American base, Camp Eggers, and the German embassy in the central Kabul district of Wazir Akbar Khan. | A child was among the dead in Saturday's first bombing on a small road between an American base, Camp Eggers, and the German embassy in the central Kabul district of Wazir Akbar Khan. |
| There was confusion earlier over casualty figures as the US military said two soldiers had been killed. | There was confusion earlier over casualty figures as the US military said two soldiers had been killed. |
| It then said five US soldiers and an American civilian had been injured and that one of the wounded personnel died later. | It then said five US soldiers and an American civilian had been injured and that one of the wounded personnel died later. |
| 'Cowardly' | 'Cowardly' |
| A spokesman for the German foreign ministry in Berlin said several embassy workers had been hurt. | A spokesman for the German foreign ministry in Berlin said several embassy workers had been hurt. |
| KABUL ATTACKS July 2008: More than 50 people die in Indian embassy bombingOct 2008: Three die in a shooting near DHL courier firm officeNov 2008: Suicide attack near US embassy kills four Afghans Taleban at Kabul's doorstep | KABUL ATTACKS July 2008: More than 50 people die in Indian embassy bombingOct 2008: Three die in a shooting near DHL courier firm officeNov 2008: Suicide attack near US embassy kills four Afghans Taleban at Kabul's doorstep |
| German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the suicide attack - the first to hit Kabul this year - was a "cowardly act" that would not deter Berlin. | German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the suicide attack - the first to hit Kabul this year - was a "cowardly act" that would not deter Berlin. |
| Germany has 3,200 troops in Afghanistan, mainly in the country's north. | Germany has 3,200 troops in Afghanistan, mainly in the country's north. |
| The heavily-guarded US base is the headquarters for soldiers training Afghan police and army forces. | The heavily-guarded US base is the headquarters for soldiers training Afghan police and army forces. |
| Reuters news agency reported that Afghan relatives of the dead had gathered screaming and crying outside a nearby hospital. | Reuters news agency reported that Afghan relatives of the dead had gathered screaming and crying outside a nearby hospital. |
| Despite the heavy security in the district, which houses many embassies and offices of international organisations, the district has been attacked before. | Despite the heavy security in the district, which houses many embassies and offices of international organisations, the district has been attacked before. |
| In November four Afghans were killed by a suicide bomber outside the US embassy. | In November four Afghans were killed by a suicide bomber outside the US embassy. |
| In Saturday's second attack, a suicide bomber killed a civilian while attempting to ram his vehicle into a convoy of Nato troops and Afghan police in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province. | In Saturday's second attack, a suicide bomber killed a civilian while attempting to ram his vehicle into a convoy of Nato troops and Afghan police in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province. |
| A Taleban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, told AP news agency a suicide bomber had carried out the Kabul attack in a Toyota Corolla. The militant group later claimed the second blast too. | A Taleban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, told AP news agency a suicide bomber had carried out the Kabul attack in a Toyota Corolla. The militant group later claimed the second blast too. |
| The militants' influence has spread from their traditional heartlands in the south and east to areas closer to the capital. | The militants' influence has spread from their traditional heartlands in the south and east to areas closer to the capital. |
| But the BBC's Martin Patience says that with increased police checkpoints throughout the city, there were fewer attacks inside Kabul in 2008 than in the previous year. | But the BBC's Martin Patience says that with increased police checkpoints throughout the city, there were fewer attacks inside Kabul in 2008 than in the previous year. |
| US President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make Afghanistan a foreign policy priority after he comes to office on Tuesday and is expected to approve the doubling of US troops in the country from the 30,000 at present. | US President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to make Afghanistan a foreign policy priority after he comes to office on Tuesday and is expected to approve the doubling of US troops in the country from the 30,000 at present. |