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| Save the Children Office Rocked by Blast in Afghanistan | |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion rocked the office of the Save the Children aid agency during fighting in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, a provincial government spokesman said. | KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion rocked the office of the Save the Children aid agency during fighting in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, a provincial government spokesman said. |
| Inamullah Miakhial, a spokesman for Nangarhar’s regional hospital, said at least 11 injured people were taken to the hospital. | |
| Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the attack started with a suicide bomber and was followed by gunfire. | Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the attack started with a suicide bomber and was followed by gunfire. |
| No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but both Taliban insurgents as well as Islamic State fighters are active in eastern Nangarhar Province. |