Nov 27 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb targeting a U.S. military convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul killed two civilians on Tuesday, a police official said.

The hardline Islamist Taliban have killed at least 200 civilians in more than 140 suicide attacks this year around the country in a campaign to oust the pro-Western Afghan government and eject foreign troops from the country.

Here are some major attacks in and around the capital Kabul since June this year.

June 17, 2007: A Taliban suicide bomber blows up a police bus killing 24 and wounding dozens.

Aug. 15: A roadside bomb kills three German embassy bodyguards just outside the capital.

Sept. 29: In the worst suicide bombing so far in Kabul, a suicide bomb attack on an army bus kills 28 Afghan troops and two civilians. The Taliban claim responsibility.

Oct. 2: At least 11 civilians and police are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a bus carrying Afghan police.

Oct. 6: A suicide car bomb killed five Afghan civilians and a U.S. soldier on a road near Kabul airport.

Nov 24: Suicide bomber kills nine civilians, six of them children, and an Italian soldier, at the opening of a new bridge on the outskirts of the capital.

Nov 27: Two civilians are killed by a suicide bomb targeting a U.S. military convoy outside a Defence Ministry building. Source: Reuters (For related story see AFGHAN ATTACK or [ID:SP199369]) (Writing by Gill Murdoch; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani; Singapore Editorial Reference Unit)

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