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Vehicles were ablaze on Wednesday after a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Credit Parwiz/Reuters

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 Nangahar regional hospital, said at least 11 injured people were brought to the hospital.

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 the Islamic State fighters are active in eastern Nangarhar province.

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