Bomb attack kills six, injures ten in Afghan capital

Six people have been killed and ten others injured in a bomb attack targeting an Afghan government vehicle in the capital Kabul.

Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi, said on Wednesday that the bombing was carried out close to the Defense Ministry during the morning rush hour.

An assailant "on foot targeted a vehicle belonging to security forces in downtown Kabul," media outlets quoted Sediqqi as saying.

The official confirmed that at least one military official and five civilians lost their lives in the attack.

Another security official said that the targeted vehicle belonged to the Afghan government's VIP protection unit.

The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist group also claims that the bombing targeted Afghan intelligence officials.

On November 12, an explosion at the largest US airbase in Afghanistan’s Bagram killed at least four American troops and injured nearly 20 others. The blast was claimed by the Taliban.

There have been concerns that Daesh, which is mainly active in Iraq and Syria, is now seeking to gain a foothold in Afghanistan’s troubled east.

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