Taliban Suicide Bomber Hits Court Minibus in Kabul, Killing 11

The attack follows the death of former Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, in US drone strikes.

Fighters from the Afghan Taliban. (Photo: Reuters)

• A suicide bomber targeted a minibus carrying court employees in Kabul during morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding four.
  
  

• The casualties in the bombing included both court workers and civilians, Afghan and UN official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
  
  
• The attack came as the Taliban named a new leader following the death of their former leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, in a US drone strike in Pakistan on Saturday. The explosion also wounded four people.
  

(With agency inputs.)