Kabul, Dec.5: At least 13 people were killed by a suicide car bomb attack here on Wednesday.

The bomber hit a bus carrying Afghan soldiers during morning rush hour in the south-west of Kabul.

According to the defence ministry, six soldiers and seven civilians were killed and a dozen other people were injured.

The BBC said the blast comes a day after a similar attack on a NATO convoy close to Kabul airport injured 22 Afghans.

The number of dead is expected to rise as several of the wounded have been severely injured. (ANI with inputs)