(Adds details, quote) KABUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of foreign troops near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing one civilian and wounding six, the head of the Afghan capital's police force said. All staff at the U.S. embassy were safe and accounted for, a spokesman said, with most off work for the Thanksgiving public holiday. After a string of suicide attacks in Kabul last year and this year, including a July attack on the Indian embassy that killed 58 people, police have blocked off a number of roads in the capital and introduced more security checks. While violence has steadily increased across the rest of the country, there have been fewer attacks in Kabul this year, though those that have occurred have struck more high-profile targets. "It was 8:30 (0400 GMT) this morning when a suicide car bomb blew up here," said Kabul police chief Mohammad Ayoub Salangi. "One civilian was killed and six others were wounded. We evacuated the wounded to the hospital. The attack happened while a military convoy was passing." The attack happened on a road, some 150 metres (yards) from a traffic junction with access to the U.S. embassy and the Health Ministry. No one from the embassy was hurt. "All embassy staff are accounted for," said U.S. embassy spokesman Mark Stroh. Most embassy staff were off work for the U.S. Thanksgiving public holiday. Spokesmen for international troops confirmed the blast, but were unable to provide any details. (Reporting by Kabul newsroom; Writing by Jon Hemming; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)
A security escort vehicle followed by a truck load of supplies drive past Khayber pass November 17, 2008. Pakistani security forces escorted a truck convoy carrying supplies for Western forces in ...
