Roadside bombing damages military vehicle near Afghan capital

KABUL, June 7 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb planted by insurgents hit a vehicle of U.S.-led Coalition troops in Logar province, some80 km south of Afghan capital Kabul, Saturday night, provincial administration spokesman said on Sunday.

"The explosion occurred in Puli Habibullah area near the Puli Alam, capital of Logar, at around 10 p.m. local time (1730 GMT), destroying a military vehicle, but causing no causalities on security forces," Deen Mohammad Darwish told Xinhua.

However, Taliban purported spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility in talks with media from undisclosed location, saying that five soldiers with coalitions forces were killed in the incident.

Taliban militants whose regime was toppled in a U.S.-led invasion in late 2001, have vowed to speed up attacks against Afghan and international troops.