The security officials have blamed the Taliban militants for setting a girls school on fire in Kabul.

Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior said the militants set the school on fire in Shakar Dara district.

Rahimi further added that the militants committed the crime late on Monday night.

Furthermore, Rahimi said the Taliban militants still commit crimes against humanity by assassinating religious scholars, engineers, doctors, elders and closing the doors of educational institutes.

Meanwhile, the group spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid rejected the allegations and said the group protects and takes care of the educational institutes.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility for the incident.