(31 Jul 2018) An Afghan provincial official on Tuesday said that a coordinated attack was underway in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province.
Zabihullah Zemarai, a member of the provincial council, said there was first a car bombing — likely an explosion set off by a suicide car bomber — near the city's provincial hospital and health department on Tuesday, followed by gunfire.
Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the target appeared to be the provincial refugee and repatriation department, which is also located in the same area of the city.
He could not provide any detail on possible casualty figures as fighting was still underway at the department compound.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks.
In Nangarhar, both the Taliban insurgents and the Islamic State group have been active.
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