Kabul police say that the officially confirmed death toll is five people.

The Taliban-run Ministry of Information puts the number at 20.

According to him, the terrorist tried to get into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but failed.

No one has yet taken responsibility.

The Taliban-led administration has faced an insurgent movement of Islamic State militants who have targeted foreigners, including the Russian and Pakistani embassies and a hotel that caters to Chinese businessmen.

The blast occurred at a busy time of day in a well-fortified area surrounded by checkpoints on a street that houses several ministries.

Some countries, including Turkey and China, have embassies in the area.

  • No country has recognized the Islamist Taliban, which seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 with speed and ease that caught the world by surprise, after which President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and his government collapsed.