On Tuesday, August 29, in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a suicide bomber blew himself up. The attack occurred in the Bank, which is located 500 metres from the heavily protected U.S. Embassy, in one of the prosperous districts of Kabul. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Afghanistan reported five dead and at least eight wounded.
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Responsibility for the attack claimed by the Taliban. According to the Basir Mujahid, the spokesperson of Kabul police, their target was the police and military, who received a salary in Bank. The attack occurred just at the time when in front of the gathered locals, who wanted to get money on the eve of Eid al-Adha, according to Reuters. None of the U.S. Embassy staff and members of the armed forces of the United States has not suffered.
Attacks on banks, where the military and police receive their salaries, have become a common tactic of the Taliban.
Two months ago, in anticipation of Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, a suicide bomber attacked a Kabul Bank branch in the southern province of Helmand. The blast killed 29 people, mostly civilians. Then the Taliban claimed that the civilian was not injured, and the objects of their attacks — only representatives of the Afghan security forces.
According to the latest data, due to the massive attacks of suicide bombers in Kabul showed elevated levels of danger. According to the UN, in the first half in the capital killed 209 civilians and 777 wounded.
The government of President Ashraf Ghani, faced with growing public discontent due to the lack of security in Kabul has tightened checks in the centre of the city, where the majority of the attacks.
