At least five people were killed and seven others were wounded in a magnetic IED explosion in the north of Kabul on Tuesday afternoon.

The Ministry of Interior said the explosion was placed on a bicycle and targeted a vehicle of the Interior Ministry Counter-Narcotics Department which was passing through the road.
The blast happened in Parwan Bostan Circle in Khairkhana area in Kabul’s police district 11 (PD11) at around 4 pm Kabul time, the ministry said. 
This comes after a rise in attacks in the city of Kabul which have left dozens of people dead and wounded. 
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.