Bombing Kills At Least 3, Injures 4 in Afghan Capital
KABUL (Dispatches) – A Taliban claimed car bombing in Kabul on Saturday left at least three people dead and injured four others.
The scaring attack, which caused panic among Kabul residents, came amid increased government forces' crackdown on militants elsewhere in the country especially in the countryside where armed insurgents are active.
According to Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, all the victims of the Saturday's attack in Kabul were civilians.
However, Zabihullah Majahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit, in contact with media outlets said that the bombing targeted a convoy of foreign forces, killing "several invaders".
The attack comes amid talk of possible direct dialog between the Taliban and the Afghan government or between the militant group and the United States.
The explosion also comes two days after the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, said protecting Kabul was "our main effort."
U.S.-led forces invaded Afghanistan and toppled a ruling Taliban regime some 17 years ago. That ongoing war has failed to bring stability to the country despite the presence of thousands of foreign forces. A recent survey found that the militants were active in two-thirds of the country and were fully controlling four percent of it.
Afghan security forces have intensified military pressure on militants since August last year.
The deadly attacks organized by Taliban and the Daesh group have reportedly claimed the lives of more than 200 people, mostly civilians, in the capital city since the beginning of this year.
Taliban insurgents and like-minded groups would continue to harm people by conducting bombings in Kabul to divert the attention of security forces from countryside to the big cities to reduce military pressure on militants, political analyst Khan Mohammad Daneshjo said.
The scaring attack, which caused panic among Kabul residents, came amid increased government forces' crackdown on militants elsewhere in the country especially in the countryside where armed insurgents are active.
According to Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, all the victims of the Saturday's attack in Kabul were civilians.
However, Zabihullah Majahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit, in contact with media outlets said that the bombing targeted a convoy of foreign forces, killing "several invaders".
The attack comes amid talk of possible direct dialog between the Taliban and the Afghan government or between the militant group and the United States.
The explosion also comes two days after the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, said protecting Kabul was "our main effort."
U.S.-led forces invaded Afghanistan and toppled a ruling Taliban regime some 17 years ago. That ongoing war has failed to bring stability to the country despite the presence of thousands of foreign forces. A recent survey found that the militants were active in two-thirds of the country and were fully controlling four percent of it.
Afghan security forces have intensified military pressure on militants since August last year.
The deadly attacks organized by Taliban and the Daesh group have reportedly claimed the lives of more than 200 people, mostly civilians, in the capital city since the beginning of this year.
Taliban insurgents and like-minded groups would continue to harm people by conducting bombings in Kabul to divert the attention of security forces from countryside to the big cities to reduce military pressure on militants, political analyst Khan Mohammad Daneshjo said.