A suicide attack in the Afghan capital , Kabul , on Thursday morning killed five people and wounded 33 others , including at least four children , said Hashmat Stanikzai , a police spokesman said . An explosive-laden car was detonated as a foreign embassy convoy was passing in the 9th District police zone , said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi . The UK Foreign Office said two of those killed worked for the British Embassy . One of the dead was a British national , a civilian security team member , and the second was an Afghan national working for the embassy , Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in a statement . A second British member of the security team was injured , he said . `` I condemn this appalling attack on innocent civilians supporting our diplomatic activity , '' Hammond said . `` This outrage brings home to us once again the courage and perseverance of the people of Afghanistan and members of the international community who support them , who have lived together through decades of conflict . '' British security firm G4S confirmed in a statement that the security workers caught up in the blast were its staff and offered its condolences to their families and friends . `` An investigation into the incident is under way and therefore we are unable to comment further at this time , '' it said . `` Next of kin have been informed and we will continue to provide them with support . '' Police in Kabul had earlier said that at least one British diplomat was killed after a large explosion damaged a convoy of foreign embassy cars in the capital . The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack . Pictures from Mustafa Deveci , a witness at the scene , showed at least five vehicles damaged at the site of the blast with their windows blown out . In a separate incident , armed insurgents attacked the office of a nonprofit organization in Kabul late Thursday . Security forces killed two of the three attackers , Stanikzai said . A Nepalese national was injured , the police spokesman said . The Taliban issued a statement claiming responsibility for that attack , too .
In a separate incident , insurgents attacked a nonprofit organization in UK . Security firm G4S says Sediq Sediqi killed in the blast was five of its staff . Another victim was an British national working at the British Embassy , UK says . The Taliban claim responsibility for the suicide attack .