Taliban attack Afghanistan office of US aid group
Fifteen wounded in Kabul bombing and gunfight, raising fears over latest peace talks
The Taliban have attacked the offices of a US aid group in the heart of the Afghan capital on Wednesday with a car bomb, claiming the group promoted western traditions and mixing between men and women.
The attack, which came as US negotiators try to reach a peace deal with the Taliban, is likely to fuel concerns of critics who say the militant group cannot be trusted to protect women’s rights and other freedoms, whatever they might pledge at the negotiating table.