Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Afghanistan

Kabul Suicide Car Bomb Kills At Least One

16 December 2005 -- A car bomb exploded in the Afghan capital, Kabul, today, killing the driver.

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December 16, 2005

Kabul's deputy police chief, General Shafiq Fazli, said two civilians were also wounded in the attack.

Fazly believes the bomber “was aiming to blow up a convoy of international troops.”

There were no casualties among the forces.

The attack occurred near a building in western Kabul where Afghanistan's first elected parliament since the 1970s is due to hold its first session on 19 December.

A NATO peacekeeping vehicle was damaged in the attack, but there are no reports of casualties among the soldiers.

(AP/Reuters)

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