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Earlier, a USA official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a U.S. military AC-130 gunship had been operating in the area, firing at Taliban targets to provide what was essentially defensive, close-air support to ground forces.

The target appeared to be a vehicle carrying a foreign citizen, a security source and witness said.

A vehicle bomb exploded at the entrance Kabul’s the global airport Monday, killing at least five people in the latest bloodshed following a 24-hour blitz of Taliban bombings and attacks last week.

At least five people were killed Monday when a Taliban suicide auto bomber struck near the entrance of Kabul’s worldwide airport, the latest in a wave of lethal bombings in the Afghan capital.

The Taliban are stepping up their summer offensive, launched in late April, amid a bitter leadership dispute following the announcement of the death of longtime supremo Mullah Omar.

“A suicide auto bomb attack at the entrance of Hamid Karzai worldwide Airport and has caused casualties both on civilians and security forces”, Danish said.

Last month, 11 Hazaras were kidnapped in northern Baghlan province, which also has been plagued by militants since the Taliban stepped up their war against Kabul in April. “Do you have a taste for digging your own graves?” After all the Afghan security forces consist...

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attacks on the Afghan police academy and the U.S. base.

Afghan security forces inspect the site of an attack at the main gate of worldwide Hamed Karzai Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 10, 2015.

Heyatullah Amiri, district administrative chief of Khan Abad district, said a suicide bomber on foot targeted a meeting of criminal groups late on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, a massive truck bomb killed at least 15 people in a residential area of Kabul.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.