Suicide blast kills four in Kabul as president inaugurated

A Taliban suicide attacker killed four civilians and injured two near Kabul airport today as Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated as Afghan president at a ceremony in the city centre.
"We can confirm a suicide bomber on foot detonated near the airport, killing four people and wounding two," said a spokesman for the police investigation department.
The Taliban claimed responsibility via a recognised Twitter account, saying foreign and Afghan soldiers had been targeted.