An explosion has rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, in an area that is home to international NGOs and companies, security officials have said.
An Afghan government security source told the Reuters news agency that the explosion had taken place on Monday in eastern Kabul.
“A blast was heard in Kabul, we are still investigating further,” police spokesperson Basir Mujahid Kabul told Reuters.
Local Afghan news website Tolo News reported that a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, Najib Danish, had confirmed the explosion was caused by a truck bomb.
Tolo also posted footage on Twitter which appeared to show ambulances returning from the scene of the blast.
