The Taliban took responsibility of the suicide car bombing near German embassy in Kabul on Saturday, which killed at least four people, including two Afghan civilians and two US soldiers, and injured more than 35 others, officials said.
In a statement posted on their website, the Taliban said that one of their bombers, named Sham-ul-Rahman, carried out the attack, using a Toyota-Corolla car filled with explosives.
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Image: Afghan fire fighters put off fire following a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, January 17, 2009.