Five people were confirmed dead and 10 others injured as a blast hit a mini-bus in Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi said.

According to Rahimi, the targeted mini-bus belonged to the Ministry for Mines and the victims might be the employees of the said ministry.

Details would be released after investigation, the official added.

Two more blasts were also heard in Kabul minutes after the blast targeting the mini-bus.