A powerful blast from a car bomb rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday.

The explosion wounded at least 65 people, including nine children, health officials said.

"All the wounded patients have been receiving the required treatment," Afghan Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said.

Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said that a bomb-laden vehicle detonated in an eastern neighborhood in Kabul. Shortly afterwards, several gunmen entered a building and began firing.

Other reports speak of at least 10 dead in the blast.