The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Tuesday that Gen. Sharmila Frogh, head of NDS gender department, has died from a magnetic IED blast in Kabul city.

According the NDS, Gen. Sharmila and three others were wounded in Kabul city's PD9, near Qazi Palaza, on Monday, but she died on Tuesday from “severe wounds”.

The NDS said that an IED was placed in her vehicle.

No group has claimed responsibility so far

On March 22, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Zarifa Ghafari, the mayor of Maidan Sher in Maidan Wardak province, in Kabul city, Ghafari said.

The incident happened in Khoshal Khan area of Kabul city and “the gunmen fled after the shooting,” she said.

“No other people were hurt in the incident,” said Ghafari.