KABUL, Nov 26: A rocket hit a building in the centre of the Afghan capital, close to many major government buildings on Tuesday, but there were no casualties, officials said.

Kabul security director Basir Salangi said the missile struck a location directly opposite the finance ministry and within half a kilometre of the ministries of justice and defence and the presidential palace.

“The rocket exploded close to the finance ministry but nobody was killed or injured,” Salangi said. Police at the scene said the device, which they identified as a BM-10 rocket, struck the kitchen of a disused hotel causing minimal damage

“This is the work of the enemies of the government, the work of international terrorists who create panic,” area police director Salim Zurmati said.—AFP