Mass Casualties After Suicide Bomb Attack Hits Central Kabul

The death toll in a massive suicide car bomb attack in a crowded area in central Kabul has risen to at least 95, with 158 others wounded, Afghan officials said on January 27. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes a week after an assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in the city that killed at least 25 people. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)