<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, at least 18 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a huge explosion in the capital, yesterday. <br />'' <br />'' Government officials say it appears that a car bomb went off outside a police station 5 kilometres west of central Kabul. <br />'' <br />'' The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement it had targeted police and soldiers. The blast was the latest in a series of terrorist attacks ahead of next month's presidential election. The Taliban described the poll as a plot to deceive the Afghan people.</span><br />'' <br />''