Afghan policemen gather around a damaged vehicle at the site of a car bombing in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2013.<\/p>\n
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At least three people have been killed in a bomb blast targeting the convoy of an Afghan lawmaker near the Independent Human Commission Rights office in the capital, Kabul, Press TV<\/b> reports.\n<\/p>\n
Afghan officials said that senior lawmaker Mohmmad Mohaqiq escaped the Tuesday attack unharmed but three of his bodyguards were wounded.\n<\/p>\n
Three civilian passersby were also killed and several others injured in the attack, which was carried out in Pol-e Sorkh area.\n<\/p>\n
Troops were immediately deployed to cordon off the site. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban militants regularly target police and government officials across the country.\n<\/p>\n
Last week, 15 civilians were killed in a bomb blast outside the Supreme Court in Kabul.\n<\/p>\n
The Taliban attacks have been rampant since the militant group launched its annual offensive in April against Afghan government forces and US-led troops stationed in the country.\n<\/p>\n
The US-led war in Afghanistan removed the Taliban from power in 2001, but insecurity continues to rise across the country, despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops there.\n<\/p>\n
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