A bomb blast has killed one person and wounded five others in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province.
Local officials say the bomb was planted on a road side in Kaga Bazaar area and that all of the victims of the incident are civilians.
Two victims with minor injuries were treated at the medical facility in the district but three others who sustained life threatening injuries were shifted to Nangarhar Regional Hospital in Jalalabad.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for Friday’s explosion but security agencies have launched an investigation into the incident.
Taliban militants who plant IEDs on road sides as one of their tools in their fight have a strong presence in this district .
