KABUL: A suicide bomber on foot struck a government vehicle in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 10 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the IS.

The latest bombing to hit the Afghan capital came during the morning rush hour, as militants intensify nationwide attacks on the Western-backed government.

“A suicide attacker on foot targeted a vehicle belonging to security forces in downtown Kabul,” said interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. He put the death toll at six, including five civilians and one military official, with 10 wounded in the blast, which occurred close to the defence ministry.

The SITE monitoring group said the IS’s local Khorasan province affiliate had claimed the attack in a communique claiming it had targeted Afghan intelligence officials.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2016