Taliban blast near Afghan base kills 7, injures 40

Taliban fighters yesterday detonated a car bomb near an Afghan intelligence agency installation in the central province of Ghazni, killing at least seven people and wounding 40, officials and the Taliban insurgents said. "Around 4:30am, a base of the National Security (NDS) forces in Ghazni was targeted by a car bomb," said a police official, adding that seven people died at the blast site and 40 injured were taken to a military hospital. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said fighters of the Islamist group were responsible for the attack in Ghazni.