At least 40 people were killed or wounded in a powerful blast in Kabul's diplomatic quarter early today, an interior ministry spokesman said.
The spokesman, Najib Danish, said he was unable to give a breakdown of the toll.
A health ministry spokesman said more than 60 wounded people, mainly civilians, had been rushed to Kabul hospitals, adding: "We don't know the number of killed yet".
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