Car bomb blast jolts Kabul

An explosion jolted Kabul City on Monday morning near the Hamid Karzai International Airport.

According to Tolo News, the explosion took place at about 8 am (AFT) which is an hour of peak traffic.

The MoI (Afghan Ministry of Interior affairs) spokesman Sediq Sediqqi confirmed that a car bomb detonated near the airport.

The Police have reached the spot.

Further details are awaited.