The Shahr-e-Naw area is considered one of the most secure areas in Kabul. (Representational)
Kabul:
At least seven people were killed and 13 injured in an explosion in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials said.
The blast reportedly targeted a hotel in the commercial Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood, which has large office buildings, shopping complexes and embassies.
Shahr-e-Naw is considered one of the safest parts of Kabul.
"Twenty people were received at our surgical centre in Kabul following an explosion this afternoon in the Shahr-e-Naw area, near the hospital. Among those received, seven were dead on arrival," the Italian NGO Emergency, which runs a hospital in the Afghan capital, said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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