Kabul - A suicide attack injured at least three civilians early Tuesday morning in the Bagh-e-Babar area of the Afghan capital Kabul, an Afghan official said.
"Based on the initial reports, a suicide bomber was trying to target the Afghan National Army staff bus but could not get to his target and the blast injured only civilians," said General Ali Shah Paktiawal, crime branch head at Kabul's police department.
The bomber blew himself up near the famous and historic area of the city, he said.
Kabul - A soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed during fighting in Afghanistan's Khost province Sunday, officials said.
"It is with great sorrow that we must announce this brave soldier's death as we offer our sympathies to this soldier's loved ones," ISAF spokesman British Royal Navy Captain Mike Finney said in a press release issued from ISAF headquarters in Kabul.
"This soldier's life was taken while helping bring peace and security to Afghanistan," he added.
Kabul - NATO soldiers unit killed at least four civilians and wounded four others in Afghanistan's Paktika province, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) admitted Sunday.
"The accident occurred last night in the Barmal district of Paktika when an ISAF unit fired two mortar rounds, which landed nearly 1 kilometre away from the intended target," an ISAF statement issued in Kabul said.