When militants detonated a vehicle bomb and fired gunfire in Kabul's heavily protected Green Zone on Tuesday, Bismillah Khan Mohammadi was not at home.
His family was saved, and the assailants were killed.
The bombing comes as conflict rages in other important Afghan cities, with the UN Security Council urging for an end to the violence immediately.
According to the AFP news agency, four people were murdered in the incident, while Emergency, an Italian medical charity, verified that 11 people were injured and the bodies of four individuals who died were transported to its facilities in Kabul.
According to reports, four attackers were also dead.
"Do not worry, everything is fine!" Following the attack, Mohammadi took to Twitter.
The incident had "all the hallmarks" of a Taliban attack, according to the US State Department.
Crowds of Kabul citizens took to the streets and rooftops on Tuesday evening, hours after the attack, to yell Allahu Akbar (God is greatest) in defiance of Taliban strikes, with videos being posted on social media.
On Monday, similar scenes were seen in Herat, which has also undergone significant combat in recent days.
What's going on in the rest of the country?
In Lashkar Gah, Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, fierce fighting between militants and government forces have resumed, with the UN reporting on Tuesday that at least 40 civilians had been killed in the previous day.
"The roads are littered with bodies. We don't know if they're Taliban or civilians "In a Whatsapp interview with the BBC Afghan service, one local, who requested anonymity for security concerns, told the BBC Afghan service. "Dozens of families have fled their homes and settled near the Helmand River."
Other residents told the BBC that they had seen dead laying in the streets and were afraid.
The Afghan army has asked people to flee the city ahead of a massive attack against the Taliban, a hardline Islamist group ousted from power by US-led forces 20 years ago. For days, fighting has raged throughout the city, with militants apparently controlling the majority of areas.
The UN and other organizations are predicting a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Capturing Lashkar Gah, Helmand province's embattled capital would be hugely significant for the militants as they continue their swift march following the withdrawal of foreign soldiers. The US and British military efforts in Helmand were at their pinnacle.
Attaullah Afghan, the head of the Helmand provincial council, said over the weekend that the conflict was "getting out of our control"
Despite Afghan and US jets hitting the Taliban, the rebels have made more progress this week.
Taliban fighters are said to have taken up positions inside homes, shops, and the market, trapping residents inside their homes while fighting rages outside.
The militants usually issue a megaphone warning before entering homes, giving residents only minutes to run or risk getting caught in the crossfire as their homes become part of the conflict.
Taliban fighters are attempting to retake Kandahar, their former bastion, while skirmishes have erupted in the western city of Herat.
