KABUL, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- A powerful blast rocked Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, leaving several people killed and injured, a local security official said. "The blast apparently a suicide car bomb happened next to the police academy and the venue of the consultative Loya Jirga, leaving several people dead and injured,"the official told Xinhua but declined to be identified.

Meantime, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi in talks with media confirmed the blast, saying several people sustained injuries.

However, he could not give a figure, saying investigation is underway to determine the exact number of casualties.