Dozens dead as massive blast rips through Kabul’s diplomatic quarter – in pictures

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  An Afghan man reacts at the site of the blast in Kabul. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

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  Security forces inspect near the site of a suicide attack where the German Embassy is located in Kabul. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo

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  Security forces and medics work at the site of the suicide attack in Kabul. Massoud Hossaini / AP Photo

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  There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack came as the resurgent Taliban are stepping up their annual "spring offensive". Rahmat Gul / AP Photo

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  Damaged cars are seen after the blast. Wednesday’s attack underscores spiralling insecurity in Afghanistan, where Afghan forces beset by soaring casualties and desertions are struggling to beat back the insurgents. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

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  A wounded Afghan manreceives assistance at the site of a car bomb attack. Shah Marai / AFP

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  Afghan Interior Ministry says 64 people were killed, 320 wounded in the morning bombing in Kabul. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

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  Afghan security forces personnel are seen at the site of the car bomb attack. Shah Marai / AFP

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  Witnesses described dozens of cars choking the roads as wounded survivors and panicked schoolgirls sought safety, with men and woman struggling to get through security checkpoints to search for loved ones. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo

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  Afghan men provide assistance to the wounded at the site of the car bomb attack in Kabul. Shah Marai / AFP

Bodies littered the scene and a huge plume of smoke rose from the area which houses foreign embassies.