State of Play: Suicide Bomber Kills 40 in Kabul Blast

A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people and injured 140 in Kabul Monday morning, when he rammed a car into two Indian diplomatic vehicles at the gates of the Indian Embassy. According to The New York Times, no group has claimed responsibility for the blast. Some Afghan officials said they suspect the bombing was an attempt by Pakistanis affiliated with the Taliban to pursue the 61-year-old feud between Pakistan and India over the partitioning of the Indian subcontinent in 1947.  

Media reports called the blast Kabul’s "deadliest blast this year," but pointed out that the attack was the second in Afghanistan’s capital this year, including an assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai in April.

Suicide Bomber Kills 40 in Afghan Capital (The New York Times)

Afghan Capital Struck by Suicide Bombing (Washington Post)

Suicide bomb attack in Afghan capital kills 40 (USA Today)

Deadliest Blast in Afghan Capital This Year Kills 40 (Fox News)

Car bomber kills dozens in Afghanistan (The Los Angeles Times)

Kabul car blast kills 41, including Indian envoys (CNN)

Suicide car bomb kills 40 in central Kabul (MSNBC)