Saturday, January 02, 2016
Kabul (BNA) A blast in capital Kabul on Friday evening, apparently caused by a car bomb that targeted a restaurant popular with Afghan officials and foreign diplomats, police told reporters in the area.
The explosions have hit “Le Jardin”, one of a small number of restaurants in Kabul still frequented by foreigners. Three person reported to be injured The explosion came days after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near Kabul airport that killed one person and wounded 33 others, the latest in a series of suicide attacks in the city.
The attacks have coincided with efforts to revive the stalled peace process with the Taliban that broke down in July. Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China are due to meet in Pakistan on Jan. 11 for a meeting aimed at laying the ground for talks with the insurgents.
