Security sources confirmed a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a check post leading to the Kabul International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday during a Shpageeza Cricket League match.

Officials initially said the explosion was at a stadium gate but security sources later corrected this and said the blast had been at a security check point leading to the stadium.

Officials from the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Wednesday said kidnappings of businessmen in the private sector increased by five percent in the first six months of this year and that the problem has resulted in a drop in investment in the country.

So far this year, more than 30 cases of businessmen having been abducted have been recorded, the ACCI’s spokesman said on Wednesday, adding that the problem has led to investors pulling their money out of the country.