A blast has hit a school in Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday killing Manager of the school, local officials says.
The explosion has occurred in the principal's office in Najmul Jihad school in the city around 09:00 am today, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for governor of Nangarhar told TOLOnews.
Mr Abduzai said the blast killed the manager of the high school and wounded a student.
Violence has recently increased in Nangarhar province where insurgents have stepped up their attacks targeting public buildings and civilian locations.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Foreign forces are making efforts to pave the ground for a gradual security transition to Afghan forces expected to begin in July this year.
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