A suicide car bomber struck a US military convoy in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least eight Afghan civilians and wounding three US service members, ABC News reported.

Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said another 25 Afghan civilians were wounded in the morning rush-hour attack near the US Embassy, which destroyed several civilian vehicles

US Navy Cpt. Bill Salvin, a military spokesman, confirmed that three soldiers were wounded in the attack.

No one immediately claimed the attack, but the Taliban announced the start of their annual spring offensive on Friday, and have repeatedly targeted Afghan and US forces in the past.

Source: MENA