President Ashraf Ghani and others in the vicinity had to stop the prayers after multiple loud explosions shook the area, TV reports said.

Parliamentary consultations on the new Lebanese government following the resignation of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri will take place next week, President Michel Aoun's office said on Monday

Senior representatives of the Kabul government including head of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah flew in for two days of intensive talks as Taliban pushes a sweeping offensive across Afghanistan.