At least two civilians—one of whom was a child--and three National Directorate of Security members were killed in a suicide attack on an NDS forces’ convoy in Jalalabad, a spokesman for the provincial governor, Attaullah Khogyani confirmed.

The attack took place at approximately 2 pm in Jalalabad’s PD4 area after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives close to a convoy of the NDS, Khogyani said.

“The target of the bomber was an NDS group known as the “02 Unit,” and the victims have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment,” according to the spokesperson, who specified that “one child was among the dead, and six other children are among the wounded.”

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.