A Taliban suicide car bomb exploded on Wednesday close to a compound that houses many international contractors, officials said, the latest in a series of explosions to rock the Afghan capital in recent days.

A Taliban suicide car bomb exploded on Wednesday close to a compound that houses many international contractors, officials said, the latest in a series of explosions to rock the Afghan capital in recent days.

Police were unable to give details of possible casualties after the blast near the "Green Village" compound, a large fortified complex where many foreign employees live and work.

"A suicide car bomber has targeted the Green Village camp," Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the interior ministry, said. "We have no more details available now."

An AFP photographer said gunfire erupted shortly after the blast as security forces rushed to the scene in the east of the city.

Wednesday's attack was claimed by the Taliban via a recognized Twitter account that said: "A car bomb targeted Green Village, on(e) of the most secure areas of foreigners."

On Tuesday, a Taliban suicide truck bomb struck at the entrance of another foreign-run compound in Kabul, killing two Afghan guards.

On Sunday Afghan lawmaker Shukria Barakzai escaped a suicide blast in Kabul as she drove in a convoy near parliament.

Three civilians died in that attack.