Afghanistan: Motorcycle Suicide Bomber Kills 8

According to a report by Reuters, a motorcycle suicide bomber killed at least eight people near the entrance to a two-day peace gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital, the latest attack in a growing cycle of violence. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which underlines deteriorating security ahead of parliamentary and district council elections set for Oct. The Taliban, fighting to restore strict Islamic rule after their 2001 ouster at the hands of U.S.