The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) announced that in an attack by its members on the guards of Mullah Hibatullah, the Taliban leader, in Kabul, three members of the group's special security guard were killed and another Taliban member was injured.

The front said that the attack occurred at 8:15pm on Friday near the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque in the city.

The front also posted a video of the attack on its X social media account.

The Taliban have not yet commented on this attack.

Earlier, local sources reported an explosion in the first district of Kabul city.

The AFF stated on its X account, “The leader of the Taliban group has been in Kabul for several days, and under the pretext of taking security measures to protect him, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on people's movement and business activities in the central areas of the capital.”