<p class="title">At least four Afghans were killed and four US troops lightly wounded when a car bomber attacked a US military convoy in Kabul on Friday, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blast, which was claimed by the Taliban, occurred around 8:40 am (0410 GMT) when an explosives-laden vehicle drove into the convoy that was travelling in eastern Kabul, according to interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Unfortunately in the attack, four of our countrymen were martyred and three others wounded -- they were passers-by," Rahimi said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A spokesman for Resolute Support, the US-led NATO mission in Afghanistan, said four US service members had suffered minor injuries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When US forces move about in Kabul, they typically travel in tall, heavily reinforced tactical vehicles that can provide good protection against bombs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Known as MRAPs, for Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected, the vehicles are sturdy but present a very visible target.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgent group was behind the attack, which he claimed to have killed "10 officers and soldiers of invading forces".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Taliban frequently exaggerate claims after attacks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blast came one day after an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Afghan army military academy, killing at least six people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also followed a meeting between the Taliban and Afghan opposition figures in Moscow this week that yielded no tangible results.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had proposed a nationwide ceasefire at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, but the Taliban rejected the offer and violence continues apace across the country.</p>
<p class="title">At least four Afghans were killed and four US troops lightly wounded when a car bomber attacked a US military convoy in Kabul on Friday, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blast, which was claimed by the Taliban, occurred around 8:40 am (0410 GMT) when an explosives-laden vehicle drove into the convoy that was travelling in eastern Kabul, according to interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Unfortunately in the attack, four of our countrymen were martyred and three others wounded -- they were passers-by," Rahimi said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A spokesman for Resolute Support, the US-led NATO mission in Afghanistan, said four US service members had suffered minor injuries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When US forces move about in Kabul, they typically travel in tall, heavily reinforced tactical vehicles that can provide good protection against bombs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Known as MRAPs, for Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected, the vehicles are sturdy but present a very visible target.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgent group was behind the attack, which he claimed to have killed "10 officers and soldiers of invading forces".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Taliban frequently exaggerate claims after attacks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blast came one day after an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Afghan army military academy, killing at least six people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also followed a meeting between the Taliban and Afghan opposition figures in Moscow this week that yielded no tangible results.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had proposed a nationwide ceasefire at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, but the Taliban rejected the offer and violence continues apace across the country.</p>