Translation i was in an armour plated vehicle, when suddenly there was an explosion. I was in the back seat. My driver was blown out onto the ground and injured. The area of the attack is home to foreign embassies and the citys police headquarters. The road had been closed to public transport. The taliban claimed responsibility. This is their second deadly assault on the city in the space of a week. 20 people were killed in an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel last week. This evening, work was continuing to clear the scene of the latest bombing. This is a very secure area, and security is very tight here usually, and the question will be how they got through this far. The afghan military, backed by us air power, has intensified its campaign to drive out the taliban from its rural strongholds. But, as todays strike proves, they are still able to mount deadly attacks against civilian targets in the heart of the countrys major cities. Zia shahreyar, bbc news, kabul. The french capital,
Zia shahreyar reports from kabul. An ambulance packed with explosives, driven into crowds on their way to work. The force of the blast shook the windows of buildings at least a mile away. Some low rise structures collapse. A plume of smoke, visible across the city. The attacker had driven his vehicle past the Police Checkpoint claiming to have a patient inside. When guards at a second checkpoint became suspicious, he detonated the bomb. Translation i was in an armoured plated vehicle when suddenly there was an explosion. I was in the back seat, my driver was blown out on to the ground and injured. The area of the attack is home to foreign embassies and the citys police headquarters. The road had been closed to public transport. The taliban claimed responsibility. This is their second deadly assault on the city in the space of a week. 20 people were killed in an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel last week. This evening, work was continuing to clear the scene of the latest bombing. Th
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