Suicide car bomb kills 16 outside US embassy

Suicide car bomb kills 16 in Afghan capital Sep 8, 2006 By Terry Friel KABUL (Reuters) - A huge car bomb exploded near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people including up to seven foreigners, the worst suicide attack in the city since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001...Police and rescue officials said at least 16 people, including up to seven foreign soldiers or security contractors, were killed in the explosion that stripped trees, wrecked cars and shattered windows for several hundred yards in either direction...

While Afghan leaders and analysts say the Taliban has regrouped with the failure of the world community to bring development and jobs, NATO says fighting has increased because it is moving into new areas to take the battle to the rebels. "It's something akin to poking the beehive, and the bees are swarming," top commander of operations General James Jones said.