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Growing anger after Kabul ambulance bomb kills nearly 100

Ambulance bomb kills 95 in Kabul, Taliban claims responsibility. [Photo: Courtesy]

Anger continues to rise in Kabul, a day after a huge bomb hidden in an ambulance killed nearly 100 people and wounded several others, highlighting the ability of insurgents to strike at the heart of Afghanistan.

At least 95 people were killed and 191 wounded in the lunchtime attack claimed by the Taliban, which caused panic in the war-torn capital and overwhelmed its hospitals.

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