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At least three coalition1 soldiers died after a Taliban suicide car bomber2 rammed3 into a foreign military convoy4 in the Afghan capital Kabul, Nato says.
阿富汗首都喀布尔,一辆塔利班自杀式汽车炸弹撞入一列外国军事车队,至少三名联盟士兵遇难。
The blast hit a foreign convoy near the US embassy, reports said Another 16 civilians5 were injured, Afghan government sources say. A fourth Nato soldier is seriously injured.
The blast took place in heavy traffic on the airport road near the US embassy at about 08:00 local time (03:30 GMT).
The blast comes amid uncertainty6 over disputed presidential elections and the withdrawal7 of most Nato troops by 2015.
A statement from the Nato-led coalition confirmed that three International Security Assistance Force members died in the attack.
The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul said they were travelling in an armoured landcruiser. The vehicle was destroyed in the blast.
Our correspondent says the explosion shook buildings across the centre of the capital. The blast took place close to the country's Supreme8 Court.
The AFP news agency reported that foreign troops were seen giving first aid to blood-stained soldiers from the convoy. The nationality of the dead and injured remains9 unclear.
BBC Persian's Kawoon Khamoosh, who was not far from the bomb when it went off, said many people were in shock following the attack. He saw broken glass in nearby buildings and cars.
Another eyewitness10, Ahmad Ajmal, had a narrow escape.
He told the Associated Press news agency: "When I got out of the vehicle and started walking, an explosion happened, the same vehicle I was in is there and destroyed."
Taliban sources told reporters via e-mail and on Twitter that the group had carried out the attack.
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