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KABUL: A remote-controlled bomb attack by Taliban insurgents in the Afghan capital Kabul killed eight people Tuesday, police said.

"A remote-controlled mine struck a civilian minibus in Paghman district around 5:00 am today, killing eight people and injuring one," Kabul police chief General Ayoub Salangi said. The man who set off the bomb had been arrested, Salangi said, describing him as a member Taliban waging an insurgency against the Afghan government.

All the dead were men, he said, apparently on their way to work in what is a usually peaceful area on the western outskirts of the city.

Roadside bombs are a favourite weapon of Taliban insurgents, but an attack of this kind in the capital is rare.

There has, however, been a surge in insurgent activity in areas surrounding the capital in recent weeks.

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