15 killed, 30 injured in suspected Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan

At least 15 people have lost their lives and more than two dozen others sustained injuries after a car bomb attack blamed on the Taliban militant group targeted a government building in eastern Afghanistan.

The explosion took place at the entrance of an administrative building that also housed some military facilities in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province on Saturday.

"The car bomb detonated at the entrance of the district headquarters building. Several armed attackers tried to enter the building after the attack but were killed by security forces," Attaullah Khogyani, the governor's spokesman, said in an interview with AFP, adding that the incident left more than 30 others wounded.

Provincial police spokesman Farid Khan confirmed the details and said most of the victims were Afghan security force members but several civilians were also among the dead.

No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack but Khan blamed the Taliban terrorists, who alongside the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, have a heavy presence in the troubled region.

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