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US officials hit by Kabul blast Kabul suicide attacker targets US
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A suicide bomber has destroyed two vehicles carrying US embassy officials in the Afghan capital Kabul. A suicide car bomber has attacked a convoy of US embassy officials in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Officials say the bomber died and at least one other person was injured in the blast. Reports of more casualties have not been confirmed. Officials say the bomber died and a number of people were injured. One is said to be in a serious condition.
A US embassy spokesman said that the ambassador, Ronald Neumann, was not in the three-vehicle convoy.
The attack is the first of its kind inside Kabul this year, although several deadly blasts last year were blamed on the Taleban.
Eyewitnesses say the attacker drove a car at high speed into the vehicles on a road frequently used by Nato and US troops heading east towards Jalalabad.Eyewitnesses say the attacker drove a car at high speed into the vehicles on a road frequently used by Nato and US troops heading east towards Jalalabad.
It comes as Taleban insurgents threaten to step up attacks on foreigners. "There were some injuries, including one seriously injured who has been evacuated for treatment," US embassy spokesman Joe Mellott told the AFP news agency.
Monday's attack comes as Taleban insurgents threaten to step up attacks on foreigners.
They are thought to be preparing a spring offensive against US-led and Nato troops.They are thought to be preparing a spring offensive against US-led and Nato troops.
The attack is the first of its kind inside Kabul this year, although several deadly blasts last year were blamed on the Taleban. Last month at least 20 people were killed in an attack on the US air base at Bagram north of Kabul during a visit by US Vice-President Dick Cheney.
A US embassy spokesman said that the ambassador, Ronald Neumann, was not in the convoy. In September 2006 16 people were killed in a suicide attack near the US embassy.
Last month at least 20 people were killed in an attack on the US air base at Bagram north of the city, during a visit by US Vice-President Dick Cheney.