According to the TOLOnews broadcaster, an explosion has occurred near the Provincial Central Hospital and Department of Migrants and Refugees.

A blast has hit the Afghan city of Jalalabad in eastern Nangarhar province, local media reported.

The media outlet added, citing local residents that gunfire had also been heard.

At least two blasts were heard before the attackers invaded the compound of the Department of Migrants and Refugees, the provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani stated.

According to Khogyani a "large number" of employees had been rescued but it is still not clear how many people remain inside.

No terrorist group has immediately claimed responsibility for the incident.

In recent weeks a series of complex attacks have occurred in Jalalabad, killing and wounding dozens of people.

Afghanistan has been suffering from an unstable political, social and security situation because of terrorist groups operating in the area.

Sputnik