<p> At least 10 people were killed and a dozen others injured Monday when a Taliban suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden vehicle near the gate of the airport in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The dead comprised the suicide bomber, five civilians, two armymen and two local security guards, police chief of Nangarhar province Abdullah Stanekzai told Xinhua.<br />"A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near the gate of Jalalabad city airport this morning. Ten people, including the suicide bomber, were killed and 12 others were injured," Stanekzai said.<br /><br />Jalalabad is the capital of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.<br />Two American soldiers and six Afghan soldiers were among the injured, he said.<br />Several cars were damaged in the blast that occurred around 6.30 a.m., witnesses said.<br /><br />"There was a young man driving a car who intended to enter the airport but he detonated his car shortly after army soldiers intercepted him and stopped his car," a witness told Xinhua.<br /><br />The massive explosion created a crater one metre deep and two metres in diameter in the road, the witness added.<br /><br />The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told local media over telephone that a Taliban fighter targeted foreign forces at the airport, and killed several foreign security personnel on the spot.<br /></p>
<p> At least 10 people were killed and a dozen others injured Monday when a Taliban suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden vehicle near the gate of the airport in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The dead comprised the suicide bomber, five civilians, two armymen and two local security guards, police chief of Nangarhar province Abdullah Stanekzai told Xinhua.<br />"A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near the gate of Jalalabad city airport this morning. Ten people, including the suicide bomber, were killed and 12 others were injured," Stanekzai said.<br /><br />Jalalabad is the capital of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.<br />Two American soldiers and six Afghan soldiers were among the injured, he said.<br />Several cars were damaged in the blast that occurred around 6.30 a.m., witnesses said.<br /><br />"There was a young man driving a car who intended to enter the airport but he detonated his car shortly after army soldiers intercepted him and stopped his car," a witness told Xinhua.<br /><br />The massive explosion created a crater one metre deep and two metres in diameter in the road, the witness added.<br /><br />The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told local media over telephone that a Taliban fighter targeted foreign forces at the airport, and killed several foreign security personnel on the spot.<br /></p>