At least one killed as minibus hit by bomb in Afghan capital Kabul

At least one person was killed and four others injured Saturday when a suspected bomb destroyed a minibus near a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul, officials said.

An explosion has been heard in the western parts of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, sources confirmed to Al Arabiya, just before sunset on Saturday. Initial videos circulating on social media showed a plume of smoke arising in the middle of a busy road.

A nearby hospital posted a notice saying it had admitted one dead and four injured.

Taliban spokesman Zabihulla Mujahid tweeted that one person had been killed and two injured.

The blast comes a day after at least three people were killed and 15 wounded by a bomb at a mosque Nangarhar.

According to the AFP news agency, the incident happened in Dasht-e Barchi, a Kabul suburb dominated by members of the mostly Shia Hazara community, who for years have been the target of violence by the ISIS group.

Since the Taliban returned to power on August 15, dozens of bombs have been set off in eastern Nangarhar province -- a hotbed of ISIS activity -- but the capital Kabul has largely escaped such violence.

"I was in my car and an explosion happened in the vehicle in front of us," a witness told AFP.

"It was completely burnt."

(With AFP)