U.N. guest house in Kabul bombed
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The guest house is close to the presidential palace.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A bomb exploded just outside the U.N. guest house in Kabul and destroyed a wall, but there were no casualties.
Authorities said the bomb detonated Thursday at 4:48 a.m. local time. There were five foreigners and an Afghan family staying at the house.
The location is close to the presidential palace and the headquarters for the International Security Assistance Force. Authorities are investigating.
Kabul is on a high security footing as it hosts a loya jirga, or grand assembly, which will decide future political structures for Afghanistan.
At least 11 aid workers have been killed in Afghanistan since March. The attacks are blamed on the Taliban.
A French U.N. refugee agency worker was shot dead last month by a man on a motorbike who opened fire on her vehicle in Ghazni, 125 miles southwest of the capital. A Taliban spokesman later said its guerrillas were behind the attack.
