Suicide bomber hits U.S. embassy convoy in Kabul

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KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. embassy convoy was hit by a Taliban suicide car bomber in the Afghan capital on Monday, wounding officials in the motorcade and pedestrians, police and an embassy spokesman said.

One police officer at the scene had earlier said some people were thought to have been killed in the attack, which took place on a main road leading east out of Kabul which is often used by NATO and U.S.-led coalition troops.

But Ali Shah Paktiawal, a senior Kabul police officer, said no Afghan civilians had died. U.S. embassy spokesman Joe Mellott said he was unaware of any deaths.

Several embassy officials and pedestrians were wounded, Mellott said, adding that the injuries of some officials were "serious". U.S. Ambassador Ronald Neumann was not in the convoy.

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1. Looks like Junior is in the process of losing two wars at once.

Hey, that's something no other US President has ever done! Junior stands alone as the most inept "war-time" President in US history! Put THAT in your Presidential Coloring Book Library...

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2. I wonder if this is the beginning of the

"Spring Offensive" everyone is anticipating.

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3. I think the Taliban have been calling it a surge n/t