Taliban blast in Kabul kills four Afghan soldiers

At least four Afghan soldiers were killed and around a dozen people including six civilians wounded when a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban exploded in the Afghan capital yesterday, officials said.
The blast, caused by a remote-controlled bomb, targeted an Afghan army bus in the western part of Kabul, the Ministry of Defence said.
"In a remote-controlled bomb attack against an army bus at 6:45 am (0215 GMT) in Aqa Ali Shams in Kabul, four army personnel were killed and 12 wounded, including six civilians," the ministry said in a statement.
Broken glass and debris were strewn around the site of the attack as security officials cordoned off the area.
Jandad, a government employee who witnessed the blast and who goes by one name, told AFP: "We were waiting for our shuttle bus to go to the office when we heard a big bang.
"Later I saw a bus from which they were removing several Afghan army soldiers, most blood-soaked."