11 killed, 14 injured in suicide attack in Afghan capital Kabul

Afghan security personnel arrive to the site of an attack near the Kabul Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 22, 2018. [Photo: AP/Rahmat Gul]

Up to 11 people have been confirmed dead and 14 others injured in a suicide attack that rocked Kabul on Sunday, police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said.

The suicide bombing, according to the official, occurred at around 05:00 p.m. local time on the road leading to Kabul international airport when the motorcade of Afghan First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum was passing the area.

All the victims are civilians and police personnel, the official said.

According to hospital sources, 48 injured people have been taken to hospitals for medical treatment.