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Taliban Car Bomber Targets NATO Convoy Near Kabul Airport

A statement by the alliance said “Resolute Support strongly condemns the Taliban attack on Afghan civilians in Kabul today”.

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A Taliban bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near Kabul airport Monday, killing one civilian in an attack which appeared to have been targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation convoy a day after Pakistan’s army chief visited the city to try to revive peace talks.


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The Taliban often exaggerate casualty tolls in attacks on Afghan and foreign forces.


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The incident came days after seven people were killed in an assault near the Spanish embassy in Kabul for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.

Gen. Raheel Sharif, Pakistan’s army chief, met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul on Monday, according to Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa, a Pakistani military spokesman.

The statement from Ghani’s office after Sharif’s departure, however, struck an optimistic note, saying “both sides discussed the mutual interest issues” and agreed that Afghanistan, Pakistan, the USA and China would “hold their first meeting on peace-related issues in January 2016, under the leadership of Afghanistan”.

The head of Kabul police, Abdul Rahman Rahimi, said one person had been killed and 13 wounded, including three women.

In July, Pakistan hosted a first round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban insurgents, which were followed by a number of reconciliation meetings, but stalled later. Pakistan is viewed with deep suspicion by many in Afghanistan, who say Islamabad has sponsored the Taliban insurgency with the aim of destabilising its northern neighbour and extending its own influence. But despite the growing bonhomie, analysts caution that any substantive talks are still a long way off. The Taliban have not yet reacted to this announcement.

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They have also been involved in heavy fighting in their historic heartland in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, where they have been battling government forces for weeks for control of Sangin district.

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