Kabul, November 28: A big bomb blast in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul has hit a district which houses many foreign embassies and companies, witnesses say.
There have been no reports of casualties yet.
The explosion happened Saturday morning around 10:20 am local time (0550 GMT) and was followed by the sound of sirens as security forces rushed to the scene.
Local television channel reported that the bomb exploded in the Wazir Akbar Khan area, where many foreign embassies and companies are located.
The TV footage showed a shop front which had collapsed and rubble scattered across a busy street.
Afghanistan is marking the Muslim Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, with a four-day holiday.
Kabul, the most heavily-fortified area of war-torn Afghanistan, has been attacked by Taliban-linked militants at least five times in recent months with at least 100 people dead and 300 injured.
The violence, largely seen as a militant reaction to the presence of more than 100,000 international forces in Afghanistan, has reached its highest level since 2001 when US-led forces invaded the country.
Afghan civilians have been the main victims of the long-fought war which began in 2001.
——Agencies