ISTANBUL

A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday killed six civilians, including a woman, and injured 13 others, according to a police statement. 

"This afternoon, a person detonated an improvised explosive device in the Qala Bakhtiar area of the 6th district of Kabul city," said Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for Kabul police, in a statement on X. 

"The injured were transferred to hospitals on time, and investigations are ongoing," Zadran added.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.