Powerful IS-Claimed Blast Targets NATO Convoy in Kabul

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Powerful IS-Claimed Blast Targets NATO Convoy in Kabul
By Naharnet Newsdesk

A powerful blast targeting an armoured NATO convoy in Kabul killed at least eight people and wounded 28 Wednesday, including three coalition members, officials said in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

The explosion, which came during morning rush hour on a busy road near the US embassy and NATO headquarters, killed "mostly" civilians, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP without giving a breakdown.

NATO said three coalition service members had received "non-life threatening wounds" in the attack.

"(They) are in stable condition, and are currently being treated at coalition medical facilities," a spokesman for US Forces-Afghanistan said, without confirming their nationalities.

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