Nato soldier, four Afghans killed in Kabul car bombing

A car bomb targeting a Nato convoy killed four Afghan civilians and one Nato soldier in the Afghan capital Kabul today, Nato and Afghan officials said.

The explosion happened on the Kabul-Jalalabad road at 10.15am local time and wounded four Nato troops, said Maj. Toby Jackman.

Maj. Luke Knittig, another Nato spokesman, said one of the wounded troops later died of his injuries. He said one of the other wounded was in a serious condition. Two sustained light injuries.

Nato did not give the soldiers’ nationalities.