A huge explosion hit Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday killed dozens and wounded many others.
A huge explosion has hit the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to foreign embassies and the presidential palace.
The latest figures from the Afghan health ministry say at least nine people have been killed and 84 injured.
Early reports say the blast was caused by a car bomb in central Zanbaq Square, with windows and doors blown out hundreds of metres away.
Images on social media show a large cloud of black smoke over the city and a series of destroyed vehicles.
The BBC’s Harun Nazafijada in Kabul describes a chaotic scene with people being transferred to hospital.
The central blast area has been cordoned off by police.
Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for Kabul police, said several people were killed and wounded in the blast near the fortified entrance to the German embassy.
“It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other important compounds and offices near there too. It is hard to say what the exact target is,” Mujahid said.
The explosion shattered windows and blew doors off their hinges in houses hundreds of meters (yards) away.
A public health spokesman said at least 67 wounded people had been taken to hospitals around Kabul.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. A spokesman for Taliban insurgents said he was gathering information.