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| At least 13 people have been killed by a suicide car bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the defence ministry has said. | At least 13 people have been killed by a suicide car bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the defence ministry has said. |
| The bomber hit a bus carrying Afghan soldiers during morning rush hour in the south-west of Kabul. | The bomber hit a bus carrying Afghan soldiers during morning rush hour in the south-west of Kabul. |
| The defence ministry said six soldiers and seven civilians were killed and a dozen other people were injured. | The defence ministry said six soldiers and seven civilians were killed and a dozen other people were injured. |
| The blast comes one day after a similar attack on a Nato convoy close to Kabul airport injured 22 Afghans. | The blast comes one day after a similar attack on a Nato convoy close to Kabul airport injured 22 Afghans. |
| The number of dead is expected to rise as several of the wounded have been severely injured. | |
| Witnesses said the bomb was in a small car that drew up close to the bus before exploding shortly early on Wednesday. | |
| The bus carrying the soldiers was destroyed in the explosion. | |
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| The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says buses carrying soldiers and police have increasingly been the target of suicide bombers in recent weeks. | |
| The bombing is the third suicide attack in the city in the last eight days. | The bombing is the third suicide attack in the city in the last eight days. |
| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul assessing an increase in violence in Afghanistan. | US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul assessing an increase in violence in Afghanistan. |
| He said the increase was partially due to an offensive against Taleban militants by international troops from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf). | He said the increase was partially due to an offensive against Taleban militants by international troops from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf). |
| Afghan military officials say they need more training and equipment to fight the growing Taleban insurgency. | Afghan military officials say they need more training and equipment to fight the growing Taleban insurgency. |