At least 12 people, including three children, were killed when a minivan packed with explosives rammed into a vehicle carrying foreigners during Kabul's morning rush hour Wednesday, officials said.

Four foreign nationals were among those wounded in the attack that targeted an SUV in a crowded neighborhood which is near the interior ministry and north of Kabul airport. 

"As a result of today's attack in Kabul, 12 people, including three children, were killed and 20 were wounded," Marwa Amini, an interior ministry spokeswoman, said.  

All those killed in the suicide attack were Afghan civilians, and the nationalities of the foreigners wounded were not confirmed. 

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. 

(With input from AFP)

(Cover: Afghan security forces take security measures after an attack with a bomb-laden vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 13, 2019. /VCG Photo)