The attack comes amid a series of bomb strikes by the Afghan Taliban, which has stepped up its summer offensive.
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The attack struck near the private Shinozada hospital in the capital’s Macrorayan neighborhood, the sound of the powerful blast roaring throughout the capital.
On August 10, three separate attacks in Kabul killed more than 50 people, including 27 students at a police academy and one U.S. service member. The contractors weren’t named.
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan called for an “immediate halt to all such disproportionate attacks” in civilian-populated areas.
They are saying that the suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a vehicle convoy apparently transporting foreigners.
The three foreign victims were Americans working for DynCorp worldwide, a military contractor, according to a company official in Kabul, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the news media. More than 60 Afghan civilians were wounded, said Wahidullah Mayar, a Health Ministry spokesman.
“Twelve dead bodies and 66 wounded people were taken to several Kabul hospitals,” health official Kabir Amiry said. “There were a lot of casualties”. The Taliban claimed responsibility. In an email to journalists, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denied his group was responsible.
Bombings have increased in Kabul since the government and the Taliban in July confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Omar died two years ago, putting paid to hopes that the insurgents would quickly return to the negotiating table. Their targets have included overseas army and civilian convoys. In a press release, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation stated one of many People was killed within the blast, whereas the 2 others later died of their wounds.
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On Might 17, a British safety contractor was killed when the armored automotive he was touring in for Eupol was hit by a suicide automotive bomber. Two Afghan women nearby also were killed.
