One or more loud explosions were heard late on Thursday evening in the Afghan capital of Kabul, according to the Taliban administration and eyewitnesses.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban administration, said in a statement that an explosion had been heard and an investigation was underway. He added that so far no reports of casualties or damage had been received. Witnesses, including a Reuters witness, said they heard at least two explosions at around 9:50pm local time.

Meanwhile, former US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad expressed concern over the alleged “strikes carried out by Pakistan in Kabul” terming it as a "huge escalation", which poses dangerous risks.

In a post on X on Friday, Khalilzad called for dialogue between Is

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