Isa Khan Laghmani

A massive explosion rocked Kabul late Wednesday amid fears a British security company had been targeted, officials said, with casualties expected in the latest violence to beset the Afghan capital, reports AFP. 

At least five people were killed on August 10 when a Taliban suicide car bomber struck near the entrance of Kabul's international airport, the latest in a wave of lethal bombings in the Afghan capital.

Taliban militants attacked Afghan Parliament on Monday by detonating explosives and firing rockets while lawmakers inside were about to vote on the new defense minister.

Lawmakers were evacuated unharmed from the building as attackers entered the main building in Kabul.

The Taliban launched a complex attack on the Afghan parliament June 22, with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police as lawmakers were meeting inside to confirm the appointment of a defense minister, police and witnesses said.