Taliban suicide bomber kills nearly 40 people after attacking Afghan military convoy outside Kabul

A suicide bomber has attacked an Afghan military convoy outside Kabul killing almost 40 people. 

A suicide bomber has attacked an Afghan military convoy outside Kabul killing almost 40 people. 

A police official said at least 37 people had been killed and more than 40 others had been injured after three buses full of police cadets were attacked as they approached the city from neighboring Wardak province. 

The unnamed official said: “Initial information we have is that two suicide bombers were involved and there are many casualties.”

The attack took place 20km west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, according to Mousa Rahmati, the district governor of Paghman.