Explosions, gunfire strike Afghan capital after car, compound bombed


KABUL (Reuters) - Kabul was hit by explosions and gunfire for a third time on Thursday, after a British embassy vehicle was bombed in the morning and a foreign compound in the diplomatic quarter was attacked in the evening, according to officials and witnesses.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the two earlier attacks in the Afghan capital.

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