KABUL , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- At least 16 people were killed , including international soldiers , and 55 were wounded when a car bomb rocked parts of Afghanistan 's capital Thursday , authorities said . Italian soldiers stand near their vehicle , destroyed by a car bomb in Kabul , Afghanistan , on Thursday . At least six Italian soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast , Ignazio La Russa , Italy 's defense minister said . Ten Afghan civilians were also killed , said Fareed Rayel , an Afghan Ministry of Public Health spokesman . The blast occurred in a mostly residential area near the Supreme Court of Afghanistan in Kabul , a witness said . Ministry of Interior spokesman Zamarai Bashiri said 21 shops , seven vehicles , five motorbikes and three bicycles were damaged in the explosion . The soldiers were traveling on Airport Road in Kabul when they were targeted by a suicide car bomber , the defense minister said . Afghan military ambulances were taking bodies away and at least three U.S. military vehicles were seen driving toward the scene of the blast . In a separate incident , a service member with the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan was killed in southern Afghanistan , military officials said Thursday . The victim died Wednesday after after being struck by a roadside bomb , the International Security Assistance Force said . `` On behalf of the men and women serving with ISAF , I convey my deepest sympathies to the loved ones of this brave soldier , '' said Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay , ISAF spokesman . `` His selfless efforts to bring hope to the population of Afghanistan will not be forgotten . '' The service member 's nationality and name , and other details about the incident , were not released . CNN 's Atia Abawi , Ingrid Formanek and Hada Messia contributed to this report .
NEW : Death toll in suicide car bombing rises to 16 ; 55 injured . BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Suicide car bomber targeted soldiers , defense minister says . Blast occurred in residential area near Afghan Supreme Court .