A suicide car bomber attacked a small convoy of vehicles on Friday near a heavily fortified private residential compound used by hundreds of foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul, killing two passers-by, Afghan officials said.
Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said a suicide car bomber attacked two vehicles used “by foreigners” near the Green Village compound. There were no reports that the people in the vehicles were injured.
A police official said two civilians passing by the site of the explosion were killed by the blast. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Kabul police chief Gen. Mohammad Zahir said that the Green Village was the intended target of the attack.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the car bombing and also said Green Village was the intended target of the attacker.
Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said a suicide car bomber attacked two vehicles used “by foreigners” near the Green Village compound. There were no reports that the people in the vehicles were injured.
A police official said two civilians passing by the site of the explosion were killed by the blast. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Kabul police chief Gen. Mohammad Zahir said that the Green Village was the intended target of the attack.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the car bombing and also said Green Village was the intended target of the attacker.