Heavy gunshots were heard in Karte Sakhi of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in what the local police said was a "clearing operation," Tolo news reported on Wednesday.

"The IEA security forces had a clearing operation in #Karte_Sakhi_Tower, in PD3 of Kabul city, when they came under fire from a house. The house is surrounded & clearing operation is ongoing,"  the local Taliban police spokesman tweeted.