A roadside bomb killed two civilians in Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday in the latest violence to hit Kabul.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, which wounded three others.

2 Killed In Kabul Roadside Bombing

Daily attacks around the country - often claimed by the Taliban - are marking a bloody countdown to the withdrawal of tens of thousands of NATO troops by the end of the year.

2 Killed In Kabul Roadside Bombing

New President Ashraf Ghani faces a relentless insurgency, with the Taliban admitting to two attacks on Monday that killed 23 people.

2 Killed In Kabul Roadside Bombing

Among at least four attacks on Monday, 22 people died in a Taliban ambush on police in the northern province of Sar-e-Pul and a suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy in Kabul, killing one civilian.

Also on Monday, villagers in Paktia province accused NATO of killing seven civilians in an air strike.