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The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a huge blast at a compound mainly used by foreigners in Kabul. Natasha Howitt reporters.
Emergency vehicles and security forces respond after a car bomb exploded in Kabul, followed by several blasts and rapid gunfire, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses several embassies, including the US mission. IMAGES
Officials say a Taliban suicide attack near the defense ministry in Kabul has killed at least 24 people and wounded 91 others. Nathan Frandino reports.
A powerful Taliban truck bomb strikes a hotel for foreigners in Kabul, triggering a seven-hour gun-and-bomb assault that highlighted the deteriorating security situation in a capital still reeling from its deadliest attack for 15 years. IMAGES
A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people in Afghanistan in an attack claimed by the Taliban on the same day as the group announced a new leader.