8 Afghan National Army soldiers killed; Taliban claim responsibility

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight Afghan soldiers and one national police officer were killed in separate attacks targeting the Afghan National Army on Sunday, officials said.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks on their officialwebsite, saying the two attacks were coordinated.In one of the attacks, two would-be suicide bombers in Kabul targeted Afghan National Army vehicles with firearms, said Khalil Dastyar, deputy chief of police in Kabul. Five soldiers were killed.Police shot one of the would-be suicide bombers, at which point his bomb detonated, Dastyar said. The other would-be suicide bomber was shot and killed without his device going off.In a second incident, four attackers targeted an Afghan National Army recruitment center in Kunduz province, killing three soldiers and an Afghan National Police officer, said Mohbiullah Saidi, a spokesman for the governor of Kunduz. Three of the bombers died.The attacks come one day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Kunduz. The trip took place two days after Merkel announced a planned reduction in troop levels; Germany has more than 4,800 troops serving with NATO's International Security Assistance Force.

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