The blast occurred near the heavily fortified U.S. embassy in Kabul, when a driver detonated a car filled with explosives near a convoy of foreign troops.<br/> <br />The blast killed three foreign soldiers and 13 Afghan civilians.<br/> <br />The injured were taken to nearby hospital.<br/> <br />Doctor Musa Zahir.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Doctor Musa Zahir Of The Wazir Akbar Khan Regional Hospital Saying (Dari):<br/> <br />"We have received sixteen wounded civilians from today's attack. Ten of them have slight wounds, another six of them are in an emergency ward with serious wounds."<br/> <br />The Taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack, saying the suicide bomber had been lying in wait, looking for foreign troops to target.<br/> <br />Such attacks are on the rise, the Taliban looking to exploit increasing political uncertainty while foreign forces prepare to leave Afghanistan by the end of the year.
