2nd LD Writethru: 10 killed, 21 wounded in Afghan capital bomb attacks

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Up to 10 people were killed and 21 others wounded after two separate suicide bomb attacks targeted army vehicles in the capital of Kabul early Wednesday, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.

The casualties included seven army personnel, one civilian and two suicide attackers, according to the ministry.

The bombings came one day after the country inked a security and defense agreement with the United States.

"A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at the first door of an army bus, killing seven army personnel and one civilian while 15 people, including eight military people, six civilians and a traffic police, got wounded in the blast," the ministry said in a statement.

The attack occurred when the bus was running slowly to pass a corner in third police district in western Kabul at around 6:20 a. m. local time (0220 GMT), it said.

The second attack came five minutes later in northern Kabul when a suicide car bomb was detonated close to another army vehicle, killing the attacker and wounding six army personnel, according to the statement.

On Tuesday, Afghanistan and the United States inked the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) to allow limited number of troops to remain in the country after 2014 pullout of the NATO-led troops.

The Taliban insurgent group claimed responsibility for the twin attacks. Zabiullah Mujahid, a purported Taliban spokesman, told local media from an undisclosed location that the attacks were a response to the deal.

In a similar step, the Afghan government and NATO also signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

The attacks also came two days after Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in as new president of the war-torn country.

More than 41,000 NATO-led coalition troops, down from the peak of 130,000 in 2010, are currently stationed in Afghanistan. Nearly 29,000 of them are Americans and Washington plans to trim its forces to less than 10,000 next year. Endi

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