Several dead and wounded in blast outside Afghan foreign ministry

Eyewitnesses said they have also heard a gunfight in the area following an explosion.

“Today around 4 o'clock there was an explosion on the road of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which unfortunately resulted in casualties. Security teams have reached the area, and the details of the incident will be shared with you later,” Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for the Kabul security department, wrote on Twitter.

Photos from the blast scene on social media show bodies of victims on the street.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion. (ILKHA)