In Afghanistan, a suicide car bombing in the capital Kabul today killed at least 24 people and injured 40. Acting Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish gave this information.<br/> <br/>Police said, a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul, although the target of the attack remained unclear. Police cordoned off the area, located near the house of the deputy government Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq in a part of the city where many of the mainly Shi'ite Hazara community live. Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.<br/> <br/>According to United Nations figures, Kabul has accounted for at least 20 percent of all civilian casualties this year, including at least 150 people killed in a massive truck bomb attack at the end of May.

In Afghanistan, a suicide car bombing in the capital Kabul today killed at least 24 people and injured 40. Acting Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish gave this information. <br/><br/>Police said, a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul, although the target of the attack remained unclear. Police cordoned off the area, located near the house of the deputy government Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq in a part of the city where many of the mainly Shi'ite Hazara community live. <br/><br/>According to United Nations figures, Kabul has accounted for at least 20 percent of all civilian casualties this year, including at least 150 people killed in a massive truck bomb attack at the end of May.