Explosion reported at school in Afghan capital Kabul

Several people have reportedly been injured in an explosion in a western district of the Afghan capital Kabul.

Reports on Monday said that a blast took place at a school in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood at around 4:30pm local time (12:00pm GMT).

Several students from the private “Shama-e Hidayat” school and educational institution in the Mahdia neighbourhood were injured, according to news outlets.

Eyewitnesses said that several students have been transferred to Alami Hospital, Hasht-e Subh Daily reported.

The number of people injured and the cause of the explosion have not been identified. Neither is it clear whether anyone was killed.

Al Jazeera has also not been able to verify the reports or confirm the details. Government officials are yet to comment.

Footage posted by Afghanistan International, based in London, shows crowds of people surrounding ambulances near the site of the reported explosion.

The blast is believed to have happened at the end of the schoolday, with children from the school accounting for the majority of the injured.