A suicide car bomb struck a US-led coalition convoy near Kabul airport today killing one soldier and five Afghans in the latest in a string of attacks by the Taliban.
The blast, the third suicide attack in the capital in eight days claimed by Taliban insurgents, set several vehicles aflame and sent plumes of black smoke into the air.
The Taliban had vowed to step up its deadly attacks during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
The nationality of the soldier who was killed has not yet been released.
The coalition said the explosion, caused by a bomb-filled mini-van, was against two of its armoured vehicles.
A wide area around the area was covered in fragments of metal, broken trees and other debris.
