Following an explosion in the city center of Kabul, the National Resistance Front (NRF) announced that it had launched an attack on a Taliban checkpoint close to the Serena Hotel.

The NRF claimed that in this attack, at least five Taliban members were killed, and two others got injured.

Earlier, local sources reported a relatively severe explosion in the center of Kabul city to Afghanistan International.

One of the sources said that the Taliban had closed the traffic route in the area where the explosion occurred.

NRF did not provide details about the nature of the attack. The Front's statement mentioned that the attack took place on Friday around 7pm local time.

According to the front, neither its forces nor civilians were harmed in this attack.

Taliban authorities have not yet commented in this regard.

The Serena Hotel is located in the center of Kabul city and near the presidential palace of Afghanistan. This is one of the busiest areas in the capital and is under strict security measures by the Taliban.

The NRF, which has intensified its attacks against the Taliban in recent days, stated that over the past two days, it has targeted Taliban positions in the fifteenth, seventeenth, fifth, and second police districts of Kabul city, resulting in at least 11 Taliban casualties.