Two rockets exploded in Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing no reported casualties but underlining Afghanistan’s continuing security problems as many foreigners in the capital marked Christmas Day.

One landed near a hill where former kings and members of the old royal family are buried in a large mausoleum, a spokesperson for the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said.

“We can confirm two rocket attacks on Kabul. One impacted near Maranjan hill, about one mile (1.6 kilometres) from the presidential palace. There are no reported casualties,” Lutfullah Mashal said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the strikes, but Taliban militants fighting the US-backed government have often targeted Kabul since being ousted from power in 2001.