Taliban attack EU vehicle in Kabul; 3 killed

Three people including a British national working with the European Union police were killed yesterday when a Taliban attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into a foreign convoy in Kabul, the latest attack of Afghanistan's fighting season.

At least 18 people were wounded in the attack, which comes three days after 14 people -- mostly foreigners -- were killed in a Taliban assault on a Kabul guest house that trapped dozens attending a concert.

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The suicide bomber targeted the foreign convoy, which included two vehicles of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL), during the Sunday morning rush hour near Kabul airport.

Taliban insurgents, who have stepped up attacks on foreign targets after launching their spring offensive late last month, claimed responsibility for the car bombing.

On Friday the militant group justified its targeting of foreigners, saying that people from "invading countries" do not count as civilians.