Several people have been killed and many more have been injured after a car bomb went off in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.
A massive blast rocked the diplomatic quarter during the morning rush hour, the latest attack to hit the city.
Sources in the country later confirmed that at least 67 people had been taken to hospital.
Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for Kabul police, said: ‘It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other important compounds and offices near there too. It is hard to say what the exact target is.’
The explosion shattered windows and blew doors off their hinges in houses hundreds of yards away.
A huge plume of smoke could be seen rising from the area and it was not immediately clear what the target was. However it was later confirmed to have been close to the German Embassy.
Witnesses said dozens of cars were blocking roads and some wounded people could be seen.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack came as the resurgent Taliban are stepping up their annual ‘spring offensive’.
The Islamic State group has also claimed responsibility for several recent bombings in the Afghan capital, including a powerful blast targeting an armoured NATO convoy that killed at least eight people and wounded 28 on May 3.
Sources in the country later confirmed that at least 67 people had been taken to hospital.
Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for Kabul police, said: ‘It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other important compounds and offices near there too. It is hard to say what the exact target is.’
The explosion shattered windows and blew doors off their hinges in houses hundreds of yards away.
A huge plume of smoke could be seen rising from the area and it was not immediately clear what the target was. However it was later confirmed to have been close to the German Embassy.
Witnesses said dozens of cars were blocking roads and some wounded people could be seen.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack came as the resurgent Taliban are stepping up their annual ‘spring offensive’.
The Islamic State group has also claimed responsibility for several recent bombings in the Afghan capital, including a powerful blast targeting an armoured NATO convoy that killed at least eight people and wounded 28 on May 3.
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