At least two people were killed and another four were injured as a result of an explosion in the Afghan eastern province of Nangarhar on Saturday morning, local media reported citing local health officials.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th August, 2018) At least two people were killed and another four were injured as a result of an explosion in the Afghan eastern province of Nangarhar on Saturday morning, local media reported citing local health officials.
According to the TOLOnews broadcaster, local officials said that the bomb detonated near the offices of the Independent Election Commission in the provincial capital Jalalabad at around 11:30 a.m. local time [07:00 GMT].
A spokesman for Nangarhar's governor said that one of the four injured remained in a critical condition. Protesters might have been rallying outside the offices when the explosive device detonated, according to the outlet.
The Afghan people have been suffering from a long-standing armed conflict between the government and a number of terrorist groups. The Nangarhar province and its capital Jalalabad in particular have seen a series of attacks and explosions over the past few months, with over 30 people killed since the beginning of July.
