Militants have attacked an army base near a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 11 soldiers.
Sixteen other Afghan soldiers were injured, a defence ministry spokesman has told the BBC.
Five militants were involved, said the spokesman. Four were killed in the attack but one was arrested.
The attack has been claimed by the Islamic State (IS), according to the militant group’s Amaq news agency.
Earlier reports said the attack had taken place at Marshal Fahim National Defense University, which is near the military base.
The Afghan Presidential Spokesman Shahhussain Murtazawi had said that the attackers were restricted to the first gate of the academy.
The attack was reportedly launched at around 5 am on the Military University in PD5, Kabul city.
The attack comes days after an explosive-laden ambulance was detonated in a busy area close to Kabul’s infamous Chicken Street, killing 103 people, as confirmed by the Afghan Ministry of Interior.