Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have hailed the unveiling of the country's first homegrown 'supercar'.

A sleek, black sports car took to the snowy streets of the capital after a five-year building project by engineers at a Kabul technical and vocational training institute.

Video clips showed former insurgents gathered around the vehicle as it purred through potholed streets far more likely to see pick-up trucks full of armed men than racing cars.

The prototype vehicle, called the Mada-9, is reported to be the creation of a company called ENTOP.

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