A Taliban suicide car bomber targeting a British security company in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least two civilians, an official with Afghanistans Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Several others were wounded in the blast claimed by the Taliban. "Around 9:10 am this morning a suicide car bomb exploded in Police District Nine of Kabul," Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP. Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the attack, Danish said. The blast happened at a time when many people would have been driving to their offices on the first day of the working week. Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Majrooh told AFP at least four people had been wounded. Deputy Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said the bomber was heading towards global security company G4S but "detonated himself before reaching the target". Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the bomber had targeted a convoy of "foreign troops". "All occupiers were killed," Mujahid said in a text message. It was the fourth suicide attack in Kabul in three weeks and comes days after the top US general in Afghanistan said protecting the city was "our main effort". It also comes as the Taliban faces growing pressure to take up Afghan President Ashraf Ghanis offer of peace talks to end the 16-year war. So far it has given only a muted response.
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