A car bomb targeting a convoy of foreign troops exploded near the US Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 25 others, an Afghan official said.
The blast hit at 7: 55 a.m. (local time) in Kabul police district 9, near the embassy and Supreme Court, according to interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish.
No information was immediately available on the nationality of the troops, but officials said all the victims were Afghan civilians.
“None of the foreign troops were hurt in the incident, ” Danish said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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