Australia confirms 2 nationals wounded in Kabul bombing
Suicide car bomber targeted convoy of Australian Embassy in Kabul on Friday
Afghan security officials inspect the explosion site in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 2, 2018.
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan
Two Australian nationals were wounded in Friday's attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, local media reported.
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop confirmed the casualties in a statement to local Tolo News.
She said a car bomb was detonated near a convoy of Australian Embassy vehicles as it was traveling within Kabul.
The blast took place in the city's Qabel Bai area, which is less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) away from the NATO headquarters in Kabul.
A minor girl was killed and 14 others wounded in the suicide attack, the Interior Ministry said.
So far, there has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Similar attacks
This is the first attack in the capital since President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani extended an olive branch to the Taliban earlier this week.
