Taliban Claim Kabul Truck Bomb Blast

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound, mainly used by foreigners, in Kabul early on Monday after a powerful explosion was heard all around the city.

However, casualties appear to have been limited despite the unusually loud blast from the explosion at about 1.30 a.m. local time (5 p.m. ET on Sunday).

Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said the incident ended with one attacker killed when his vehicle detonated and two other attackers killed by police. One police officer was killed and four were wounded.