Kabul (CNN) A suicide bombing at a wedding hall in the Afghan capital has killed at least 50 people and injured scores more, officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks to hit the city this year.

The blast ripped through a venue near Kabul's international airport, where a gathering of religious scholars was taking place, the Afghan interior ministry said. The attack took place at around 6:15 p.m. At least 82 people were injured, the health ministry reported.

Afghan religious scholars wait outside the hospital after a suicide bomber targeted a gathering.

The blast was carried out by a suicide bomber, according to Najib Danish, spokesman for the interior ministry. The gathering was being held to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, he said.

No claim of responsibility has been made.

An injured men receives treatment at a hospital after the suicide bombing in Kabul.

Despite diplomatic efforts to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan, the security situation in the country has deteriorated sharply in recent months.