Large Explosion Hits Near U.S. Embassy In Kabul

Afghan military soldiers stand guard as Taliban fighters attacked near Kabul airport, Afghanistan, Monday, June, 10, 2013. Seven heavily armed Taliban insurgents launched a pre-dawn attack near Afghanistan's main air... Afghan military soldiers stand guard as Taliban fighters attacked near Kabul airport, Afghanistan, Monday, June, 10, 2013. Seven heavily armed Taliban insurgents launched a pre-dawn attack near Afghanistan's main airport Monday, apparently targeting NATO's airport headquarters with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and at least one large bomb. Two Afghan civilians were wounded and all the attackers were killed after an hours-long battle. MORE LESS

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June 11, 2013 4:36 a.m.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Kabul police say there has been a large explosion on a main road near the U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital.

Deputy police chief Dawood Amin says the explosion took place on Tuesday a few hundred meters (yards) from the embassy gates in a central part of Kabul.

The gates are quite a distance from the actual U.S. Embassy building and also from nearby NATO headquarters.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear and there was no immediate report of any casualties.

The area also has a number of military facilities belonging to the U.S.-led coalition.

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