2 foreigners attempting to explode UN office captured in Afghan capital

Two foreigners carrying explosives were arrested when they planned to attack a UN office on Monday morning in east Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, an official told Xinhua.

"The two men were captured before an office of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Jalalabad road," said Yusuf Stanizai, spokesman for Interior Ministry.

The police discovered they were attempting to attack the UN office, Stanizai said.

However, he declined to say the motivation behind the attack, and the arrestees' nationality.

Also on Monday morning, an attacker detonated a bomb fixed on a bicycle in north Kabul when a NATO military convoy passed by.

Three soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were injured in the explosion.

A Xinhua reporter on the spot saw the attacked vehicle had been drawn away and broken glass scattered on the ground.

Some ISAF armored vehicles and jeeps were staying on the road, and some ISAF soldiers were guarding beside.

ISAF is facing a tough mission after it takes command in southern Afghanistan, the stronghold of the Taliban, from the U.S.- led coalition forces on July 31.

Nine ISAF soldiers were killed in conflicts with militants, and four others in accidents since Aug. 1. Most of the casualties occurred in the south.

Kabul, which enjoyed relative calmness due to tight security measures, has suffered from about 10 small explosions in the past two months. Each of the explosions only caused some injuries, or killed one or two persons.

Afghanistan has witnessed a rise of Taliban-linked violence this year, during which more than 1,700 people have been killed.
Peoples Daily

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