Suicide bomber targets Afghan security forces convoy in Kabul -officials

Afghans remove broken glass from a window of their house near the site of a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan security forces convoy in Kabul on Tuesday, security officials said.

Casualties were feared but numbers were not immediately available, officials said.

Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian confirmed it was a suicide attack against Afghan security forces but gave no further details.

Afghan men walk past from the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

The loud blast shook the Afghan capital and plumes of smoke could be seen from distant rooftops, according to Reuters witnesses.

(Reporting by Kabul bureau; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Afghans remove broken glass and pieces of roof from a mosque near the site of a suicide bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani