Heavy gunfire, multiple blasts rock Kabul

Heavy gunfire and a series of explosions were heard in central Kabul late on Tuesday, with police unable to immediately confirm the target of the attack.

Teams of Afghan security forces were deployed to the Wazir Akbar Khan area, an upscale part of the capital where many embassies and government buildings are located. More than a dozen explosions were heard in the first hour and heavy gunfire was continuing.

Most of the blasts sounded like rockets, but several more powerful detonations could have been suicide bombers, one Afghan security source said. Afghan security sources said the target might have been a
guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter, owned by a prominent political family and known to be used by foreigners.

The Taliban could not immediately be reached for comment.