August 22, 2015, photo shows Afghan safety forces & British troopers inspecting website of a suicide attack in Kabul in that killed 12 people, together with three American contractors(AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) Three American contractors have been amongst 12 people killed Sat.in a suicide auto bomb attack within the heart of the Afghanistan capital near a hospital, officers stated.
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The attack struck near the private Shinozada hospital, the sound of the powerful blast roaring throughout the capital.
The loud explosion reverberated around Kabul and left a trail of devastation, with an AFP photographer seeing the mangled wreckage of a burning vehicle at the scene of the blast.
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Stars and Stripes’ foreign correspondent Josh Smith reported on Twitter that a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation coalition has said it is “aware” of the attack in Kabul, and is still “gathering information”. The Taliban claimed responsibility. In an email to journalists, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denied his group was responsible. At least one woman and two children were among those killed in the attack, said Najib Danish of the interior ministry. However, they have stepped up their assaults on Afghan security forces since U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation troops ended their combat mission in the country previous year. The militants also have launched a series of attacks in Kabul in recent weeks following Afghan authorities announcing the death of Taliban figurehead Mullah Mohammad Omar. There was not any immediate confirmation of foreign casualties.
