Militants attack Afghan army post near military academy in capital

KABUL – At least five militants attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan's main military academies on Monday and at least one soldier was killed and three wounded, a defense ministry official said.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack near the Marshal Fahim military academy in the western outskirts of the capital, Kabul, according to the militant group's Amaq news agency.

It came two days after an ambulance bomb in the centre of the city killed more than 100 people and just over a week after another attack on the Hotel Intercontinental killed more than 20.