The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) claimed that it attacked a Taliban checkpoint at the entrance of the group's Interior Ministry on Friday evening, killing four Taliban members.

Earlier, local sources had reported an explosion near the Kabul airport.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front's statement issued on Friday evening, October 18, said, "The operational units of the Freedom Front are shattering the false illusion of the Taliban's security."

The front said that two other Taliban members were wounded in the attack. Taliban officials have not yet commented on the incident.

Local sources told Afghanistan International that they heard the sound of an explosion at around 6:30pm local time.