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A huge explosion has hit the Afghan capital, Kabul, in an area close to foreign embassies and the presidential palace. | |
The full extent of the casualties were not immediately clear, but properties hundreds of metres away were damaged by its force. | |
Early reports say the blast was caused by a car bomb in central Zanbaq Square. | |
Images circulating on social media show a large cloud of black smoke billowing over the city. | |
The BBC's Harun Nazafijada in Kabul describes a chaotic scene with multiple injuries and people being transferred to hospital. He says the central square has been cordoned off by police. | |
There have been sporadic deadly attacks on Kabul in recent months, all of which have highlighted the worsening security situation across Afghanistan. | |
Earlier this month at least eight civilians were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Nato convoy as it was passing the US embassy. |