Taliban Suicide Bomber Hits Bank In Kabul While Government Employees Line Up For Pay

A Taliban suicide bomber has killed at least five people and wounded eight others in a busy commercial area in Kabul, say Afghan officials, as reported by CBS News.

The suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday outside the Kabul Bank, near the U.S. Embassy and the capital's diplomatic area, said an Interior Ministry spokesman.

The bank usually pays the salaries of security personnel and government employees. Many were lined there to collect their salaries ahead of the Eid...