Najib Danish, an Interior Ministry deputy spokesman, said the attack destroyed more than a dozen civilian vehicles parked on the street or passing by in Macrorayan, a Soviet-built housing estate lined with shops, hospitals, and schools.
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A suicide auto bomber attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation convoy traveling through a residential neighborhood in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 12, including three Americans, according to multiple media outlets.
The bombing killed a minimum of 11 Afghan civilians and one foreigner and wounded 66, stated Wahidullah Mayar, a Well being Ministry spokesman.
Two back to back explosions rocked capital Kabul late on the same day which left at least 27 police recruits dead along with a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation service member and 8 contracted civilians of the Resolute Support mission. However, the prospects of a deal are seen as slim after the extremist outfit recently confirmed its leader, Mullah Omar had died two years ago.
A man from Maine was among 12 people killed by a suicide auto bomber in Afghanistan Saturday.
The three worked for a private military contractor based in Virginia.
An Afghan medical official said one of the contractors was a US citizen.
No group instantly claimed duty for the assault.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, which struck outside a civilian hospital as Taliban insurgents escalate their annual summer offensive against the US-backed Afghan government.
It was believed to be the worst loss of American life in a single episode this year in Afghanistan since U.S. forces have mostly withdrawn, leaving less than 10,000 soldiers.
Personnel at the nearby Shinozada Hospital were among those wounded by glass.
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Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied any involvement in the attack.
