KABUL – The Taliban attempted a co-ordinated attack on an Afghan intelligence facility in the capital Kabul on Tuesday.
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In a text message to media, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the attack targeted a “foreign vehicle”.
The blasts killed at least one person and wounded three, according to Afghan and foreign officials.
On June 30, two civilians were killed after a Taliban suicide vehicle bomb hit a foreign military convoy near the Kabul airport.
In a statement, the coalition said there were no fatalities from the attack, but declined to give details.
“We are confirming an explosion in the Shah Shahid area of Kabul”, said Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.
Taliban insurgents have increased the attacks in various parts of the country after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces pulled out of the country previous year. “One detonated his explosives, two were shot dead by security forces”.
Ghani has expended significant political capital to court the Pakistanis since coming to power past year to try to get them to persuade the Taliban to the negotiating table.
The Afghan government has sent a delegation to Pakistan in the latest bid to start peace talks with the Taliban.
Official efforts to reopen peace negotiations with the Taliban have so far borne little fruit, but informal talks have taken place in the recent past behind a veil of secrecy. The majority are training Afghan forces.
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The current schedule is for the military to draw down to an embassy presence by the end of 2016.
