Taliban bomber targets army bus in Kabul, kills three

The Taliban have taken responsibility for this and other attacks that took place earlier this week.

Afghan firefighters wash off the road after a suicide attack in Kabul on Wednesday
Afghan firefighters wash off the road after a suicide attack in Kabul on Wednesday

A Taliban suicide bomber targeted an Afghan army bus in Kabul on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10, the interior ministry said, the fourth high-profile attack in the capital since Monday when the new president was sworn in.

The Taliban have taken responsibility for this and other attacks that took place earlier this week. On Wednesday, two separate suicide attacks on army vehicles killed seven soldiers and wounded 17 others. Two civilians were also injured.

The group's leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, urged Afghans to wage jihad to establish a Islamic rule in Afghanistan, calling the election a "publicity stunt".

President Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated on Monday after months of deadlock over who won the election that threatened to rekindle outbreaks of violence along ethnic lines.

Under the terms of a U.S.-brokered deal ending the stand-off, the new president and his former rival, Abdullah Abdullah, will share power.

During Ghani's first three days of rule, he has signed long-delayed security deals with NATO and the United States allowing troops to stay beyond 2014.