An explosion near the Kabul University that falls in the Police District 3 of the city early morning today killed at least 8 people while at least 33 others were injured.

Early morning when the explosion happened, the Public Health ministry’s spokesperson WahidullahMayar informed that there were reports of 2 deaths and 10 others being injured.

A few hours later at around 10:15 AM this morning, the death toll rose to 6 with at least 27 others being injured which further climbed to 8 just a few minutes later confirmed the public health ministry.

According to Kabul Police, the explosion took place due to a magnetic IED placed in the area. Eyewitnesses revealed that two vehicles caught fire after a blast near the university early morning at around 7:20 Am. Reportedly a number of university students were waiting outside the university at the time of the explosion.