Taliban reach out to India; US hits ‘bomber’

The Taliban made overtures to India on a restive Sunday in Kabul that remained the scene of hectic talks. The already-tense environment in the city was punctuated by an explosion that the Taliban said was a US attack on a suicide bomber heading for the airport.

A shortwhile before the airstrike, the US State Department urged Americans near the Kabul airport to immediately leave the area due to a specific threat. In an apparent US-Taliban coordination, the airstrike targeted a potential bomber in a car but locals said a child was also hit.