Kabul - A powerful vehicle bomb has hit the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 80 people and injuring 350. It struck close to the German embassy in Zanbaq Square, with civilians said to be the main casualties. The morning rush-hour blast was so strong it blew out windows and doors hundreds of metres away. The Taliban have denied they carried out the attack. There has been no word so far from so-called Islamic State. Both groups have been behind recent attacks in the country. The bomb went off at about 08:25 local time (03:55 GMT) during rush hour in the diplomatic quarter. Makeshift ambulances carried wounded away from the scene, as frantic relatives gathered both at the cordoned-off perimeter of the blast site and later at hospitals to try to locate loved ones.(FA)
