Kabul, July 1: Dozens of people were wounded as a powerful car bomb rocked Kabul early Monday.

The explosion made pool of smoke in the air above the Puli Mahmood Khan neighbourhood of the Afghan capital and shook buildings up to two kilometres away with gunshots after the blast.

At first, a car bomb took place and then several attackers took over a building. The area is cordoned off by the police special forces and they are bringing down the attackers.

Reports said that 53 wounded patients had been taken to hospital but that figures could rise.

More reports awaited.