U.S. Military: Suicide Cell in Kabul

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U.S. Military: Suicide Cell in Kabul
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Sep 10, 7:52 AM (ET)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bombing cell is operating in the Afghan capital with the aim of targeting foreign troops, the U.S. military said Sunday.

The statement came two days after a suicide car bomber rammed into a U.S. military convoy near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, killing 16 people, including two American soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing, which was the deadliest suicide attack in the capital since the fall of the hard-line Taliban in late 2001.

Col. Tom Collins, the chief U.S. spokesman, said the coalition was aware that a bomber was in the city before the bombing, but lacked a description of the attacker or the vehicle he was using.


Afghan policemen try to control a crowd of villagers gathered to receive essential materials being distributed by the U.S. army at Kandagal, Afghanistan, Sunday Sept. 10, 2006. U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team or PRT based in Asadabad distributed essential materials and held a medical camp in Kandagal. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)


"The coalition had intelligence that a suicide bomber was lurking in Kabul. What we didn't have was a description of the attacker or license plate for his vehicle, but somehow I believe somewhere out there someone knew this guy and had information that could have saved a lot of lives that day had they reported it," he said.