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| Kabul suicide bomber kills five | Kabul suicide bomber kills five |
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| A suicide bomber has killed five people, including two British soldiers, on a main road in Kabul, an Afghan police official has said. | A suicide bomber has killed five people, including two British soldiers, on a main road in Kabul, an Afghan police official has said. |
| The suspected bomber was among those killed in the powerful blast on the Jalalabad Road on Monday morning. | The suspected bomber was among those killed in the powerful blast on the Jalalabad Road on Monday morning. |
| The bomber drove his four-wheel drive vehicle into a convoy of foreign soldiers, the police said. | The bomber drove his four-wheel drive vehicle into a convoy of foreign soldiers, the police said. |
| There have been several suicide bombings in Afghanistan this year, but they are relatively rare in Kabul. | There have been several suicide bombings in Afghanistan this year, but they are relatively rare in Kabul. |
| Senior police official Ali Shah Pakatiawal told the BBC that three Afghan civilians and two British soldiers died in the blast. | Senior police official Ali Shah Pakatiawal told the BBC that three Afghan civilians and two British soldiers died in the blast. |
| Four other people were injured in the blast, he said. | Four other people were injured in the blast, he said. |
| Surge in violence | Surge in violence |
| The BBC's Payenda Sargand in Kabul says this is the first time that a four-wheel drive vehicle has been used in a suicide bomb attack in the area. | The BBC's Payenda Sargand in Kabul says this is the first time that a four-wheel drive vehicle has been used in a suicide bomb attack in the area. |
| Last week, an Afghan civilian was killed and an army officer injured in a suicide attack on a Nato-led convoy in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, police say. | Last week, an Afghan civilian was killed and an army officer injured in a suicide attack on a Nato-led convoy in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, police say. |
| The convoy narrowly escaped being hit by the car bomber. | The convoy narrowly escaped being hit by the car bomber. |
| A total of 124 people have been killed in suicide attacks in Afghanistan up to 12 August this year, according to a statement issued by the US-led coalition forces. | A total of 124 people have been killed in suicide attacks in Afghanistan up to 12 August this year, according to a statement issued by the US-led coalition forces. |
| The statement said 84% of the people killed in these attacks were civilians. | The statement said 84% of the people killed in these attacks were civilians. |
| Afghanistan is going through its bloodiest period since the fall of the Taleban in 2001. | Afghanistan is going through its bloodiest period since the fall of the Taleban in 2001. |
| Militants recently stepped up their insurgency against government and foreign forces in the south and east. | Militants recently stepped up their insurgency against government and foreign forces in the south and east. |