In Kabul, Afghanistan a vehicle from the British embassy was attacked by a suicide bomber on Thursday with five people killed including one Briton, said the ministry of interior.
The bomb blast in the eastern part of Kabul injured at least 33 people including a number of bystanders in the latest wave of these types of bombings to hit the capital, as most of the foreign troops are preparing to exit the country by the end of 2014.
The Taliban, who have been increasing momentum since being ousted in 2011 from power by a coalition led by the U.S., claimed responsibility for the bombing saying it had targeted foreign forces.
An embassy spokesperson said he could confirm it had been a British vehicle that was bombed and that one British civilian from the security forces was killed and one Afghan national had been killed.
A witness saw one survivor being taken away from the vehicle on foot by a security forces member from Britain.
The Afghan capital is being hit with a number of attacks over the past few weeks and the bombing on Thursday was the fourth just this week.
Earlier in the week, two Americans were killed in a strong blast near the airport.
The blast on Thursday took place near in the international zone known as the Green Village.
Thursday’s bombing shredded the embassy vehicles leaving just a charred shell on its side.
The Taliban have increased their attacks and this one occurred on a very busy roadway and could be heard across most of the city.
The Foreign Office of the UK said it was working together with authorities from Afghanistan to establish more details about the incident.
Close to 12,000 soldiers from NATO will remain to help advise and train security forces from Afghanistan starting in January.
Another separate force led by the U.S. will assist troops from Afghanistan in some of their operations aimed at the Taliban.
