Suicide bomber kills eight in Kabul

Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, with the city's international airport in the top right. Reuters

Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, with the city's international airport in the top right. Reuters

A suicide attack in the Afghan capital today killed eight Afghans, an official said.

The bomber in a car was targeting foreign troops near the airport, the deputy interior minister said.

Ten Afghans were wounded, and some vehicles, including two used by foreign soldiers, were damaged.

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