The incident left eight others injured.

Basir Mujahid, spokesman for Kabul police, told Pajhwok Afghan News the suicide attack happened after a vehicle belonging to Pul-i-Charkhi prison attacked in the entrance at around 7:30am.

According to reports, three children among those people who are injured in the attack.

Abadullah Razeen, an official of the Ministry of Interior, told the Afghanistan-based news agency that the bomber had been recognized by police before he could penetrate the prison and reach to his target.

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