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.

• 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.)