Five dead in Taliban attack on Kabul as US envoy visits

KABUL: A massive explosion rocked central Kabul late Monday , killing at least five people in a Taliban-claimed attack near an international complex while the US special envoy leading talks with the insurgents visited the Afghan capital.

"Five bodies and 50 wounded - all civilians - have so far been evacuated from the area," Rahimi said, noting the toll could rise. The prospective deal centres on US troop reductions in return for several security guarantees from the Taliban, as well as broader peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government and an eventual ceasefire.

On Saturday, the Taliban attempted to seize Kunduz in the north, and on Sunday, they launched an operation in the city of Pul-e Khumri, the capital of neighbouring Baghlan province.Khalilzad was in Kabul following the latest round of talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, after which he said the two sides were at the"threshold" of a deal.

Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said in a statement that he too had been briefed and assured of"a thorough and sustainable peace in Afghanistan". Afghan officials said Pul-e Khumri had now been cleared of Taliban insurgents and fighting restricted to the outskirts.

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