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Ambulances continue to transport casualties to the nearest hospitals. REUTERS / Omar Sobhani

At least 4 dead and more than 90 wounded in Kabul, Afghanistan. A car bomb exploded near a protected complex where dozens of foreigners work for NGOs and foreign companies. There have not yet been any claims.

With our correspondent in Kabul, Sonia Ghezali

The car was packed with explosives, the charge was so powerful that the blast rang out as far as the northern neighborhoods and central Kabul. Green Village, a fortified complex of reinforced concrete walls, police roadblocks, sliding armored gates, was apparently targeted.

Dozens of foreigners working for the UN, for international companies where private companies live and work there. This fortress is located on the Jalalabad Road, near Kabul Airport in the east of the capital. It has already been attacked several times in the past. In 2003, 2012 and 2014. Each attack was claimed by the Taliban.

No information for the moment about possible victims inside the establishment, however, they are numerous outside among the onlookers and the residents of this sector. Many children are among the victims. Many homes are heavily damaged. Ambulances continue to transport casualties to the nearest hospitals.