US citizens told to lay low after Kabul blast

THE US government warned its citizens to keep a low profile in Kabul yesterday after a car bomb hit a private American security company, killing 10 people and wounding up to 20 more in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital in two years.

Three Americans died in Sunday’s attack, according to Kabul’s NATO-led security force.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast at the office of Dyncorp Inc, which provides bodyguards for Afghan President Hamid Karzai and works for the American government in Iraq. Security officials have issued repeated warnings in recent weeks that anti-government militants could increase attacks to disrupt the country’s landmark presidential election.