At least two Australians were among several people wounded after a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives in Kabul city on Friday.

Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has said the two Australian security contractors were slightly wounded after their vehicles were targeted in the explosion

According to Ms Bishop, at least three Afghan civilians were also killed in the attack which took place on Friday morning in the vicinity of the 9th police district of the city in Qabil Bai area.

This comes as the Afghan officials had earlier said that one Afghan civilian was killed and around twenty two others were wounded in the blast.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the attack.

Yesterday’s attack was the second explosion taking place in Kabul city over a span of one week.

A suicide attack took place in Shash Darak area of the city last Saturday leaving at least one dead and six others wounded.

According to reports, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group loyalists had claimed responsibility behind the attack.