5 killed, 10 injured in Kabul blast

Five people were killed and 10 were injured in an explosion in Kabul. The incident occurred on Darul Aman road near the American University of Afghanistan.

Kabul:At least 5 people were killed and 10 were injured in an explosion in Kabul on Monday. The explosion occurred at 1.30 pm on Darul Aman road near the American University of Afghanistan. The incident took place after four explosions hit the city on Sunday.

Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi confirmed that a magnetic IED targeted the bus which was carrying employees of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission.

Till now no one had claimed responsibility for the attack.

Kabul has been rocked by a series of explosions in the last one week.

On May 31, five people were killed when a car bomb targeting a convoy of foreign troops exploded.

On May 30, six people were killed in a suicide attack on the Marshal Fahim National Defence University.