According to reports, the blast took place in the Police District 3 (PD3) of the city on Friday.

Sources told Tolo News that a number of students were waiting outside the university when the blast happened. 

Kabul Police said in a statement that the explosion was due to a magnetic IED placed in the area, reported the Afghanistan-based news portal.

Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for Ministry of Public Health, told the news portal the death toll in the explosion climbed to eight. 

The blast reportedly left 33 people wounded.