11 people have been injured in an ongoing attack on the offices of international aid agency Save the Children in Afghanistan.
It comes days after Taliban gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul killing at least 22 people, mostly foreigners.
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- Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province, near the border with Pakistan. Islamic State fighters have been active in the province since 2015.Save the Children carries out education, healthcare and protection work for Children in Afghanistan.
At about 09:10 local time (04:40 GMT) on Wednesday, a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the Save the Children compound, said Ataullah Khogyani, a provincial government spokesperson.
An eyewitness who was inside the compound at the time told AFP news agency that he saw a gunman hitting the main gate with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG).
Local TV footage showed a huge plume of thick black smoke rising from the compound and at least one vehicle on fire.
"A group of armed men then entered the compound. So far 11 wounded people have been brought to hospitals," Mr. Khogyani told AFP news agency.
Clashes between the attackers and security forces are still ongoing, he said.
Save the Children office in Afghanistan hit by attack, 11 people injured
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