Kabul: An Afghan official says two bombs have exploded at a checkpoint outside a provincial governor`s compound in the country`s east, killing at least one police officer. Nine people have been wounded in the blasts.
The explosions struck early today in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The first bomb wounded a policeman.
The second was remotely detonated minutes later as police swarmed to the scene to secure it. It killed one police officer and wounded five policemen and three civilians.
The governor`s spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, says authorities are investigating how insurgents were able to plant the bombs despite heavy security near the governor`s compound.
Taliban militants have been ramping up attacks on government forces lately, seeking to destabilise Afghanistan as more foreign troops prepare to withdraw.
PTI