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| Kabul 'suicide attack' kills two | Kabul 'suicide attack' kills two |
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| A suicide attack near the Afghan capital Kabul has killed an American civilian and a Nepalese security guard, officials say. | A suicide attack near the Afghan capital Kabul has killed an American civilian and a Nepalese security guard, officials say. |
| Eight others were reported to have been injured. | Eight others were reported to have been injured. |
| The attack appears to have been aimed at a private security convoy heading for a prison on the eastern outskirts of the capital. | The attack appears to have been aimed at a private security convoy heading for a prison on the eastern outskirts of the capital. |
| The suicide attacker used a car which was damaged. Two vehicles belonging to the those attacked were also destroyed. | |
| Third incident | Third incident |
| The explosion happened on the city's eastern outskirts and was aimed at a private American security convoy heading for Puli Charkhi where a prison is being built to house men transferred from Guantanamo Bay. | The explosion happened on the city's eastern outskirts and was aimed at a private American security convoy heading for Puli Charkhi where a prison is being built to house men transferred from Guantanamo Bay. |
| The US civilian was a woman. The Nepalese Gurkha was working for the security company. | The US civilian was a woman. The Nepalese Gurkha was working for the security company. |
| Both the attacker and his car were blown up in the explosion, police say. | Both the attacker and his car were blown up in the explosion, police say. |
| The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kabul says this is the third lethal bombing in Kabul in the space of two weeks. | The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kabul says this is the third lethal bombing in Kabul in the space of two weeks. |
| Eleven days ago, a bomb attack on an Afghan police bus in Kabul killed up to 35 people and injured more. | Eleven days ago, a bomb attack on an Afghan police bus in Kabul killed up to 35 people and injured more. |
| It was the most devastating bomb attack in Kabul since the Taleban were ousted in 2001. | It was the most devastating bomb attack in Kabul since the Taleban were ousted in 2001. |
| Taleban rebels said they had carried out the attack. | Taleban rebels said they had carried out the attack. |