At least five civilians were killed in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province on Friday after a suicide car bomber attempting to hit a convoy of NATO supply trucks missed his target and crashed into a nearby house.
The incident reportedly happened in Tagab district in the morning and fficials said the resultant explosion killed at least five members of a family staying in the stricken house. A passerby is also reported to have died in the incident.
The Taliban has since claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message sent to the news media. Meanwhile, an unnamed official from for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was quoted as saying that the foreign coalition force did not suffer any casualties in the attack.
French troops had pulled out of the strategic Kapisa province last year in line with a French government decision to withdraw its forces from the war-torn South Asian country earlier than planned.
The U.S. and other allied nations involved in the Afghan mission are currently making serious efforts to get the Afghan security forces ready and capable of handling the country's security before the planned withdrawal of coalition troops by the end of 2014.
At present, there are about 105,000 foreign troops from more than 48 countries in Afghanistan to contain a resurgent Taliban. The United States remains the single biggest contributor to the ISAF, with 68,000 soldiers on the ground.
ISAF has already begun the process of entrusting security responsibilities of the country to Afghan forces. However, there are wide concerns about the ability of Afghan security forces to counter Taliban insurgency without the same level of foreign military assistance and presence.
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