Croatian soldier killed in Taliban attack in Kabul

A Croatian soldier was killed and two others seriously wounded in Kabul on Wednesday when a Taliban suicide attacker hit their vehicle, officials said. 

Croatia has about 100 troops deployed in Afghanistan as part of NATO's US-led Resolute Support mission, where coalition soldiers are helping train and advise local partners. 

According to a statement from the Croatian defence ministry, the soldier died "due to serious injuries". 

Croatian Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic said a suicide bomber was thought to have targeted the troops' armored vehicle in the attack Wednesday morning. 

He described the two other soldiers' wounds as serious but not life-threatening. 

The Taliban, who often exaggerate or misrepresent claims, said one of their "martyrdom" attackers had killed or wounded a "large number" of CIA officers by detonating a car packed with explosives. 

Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said that no Afghan police or civilians were wounded. Afghan interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said the blast had come from a car bomb.