A suicide bomber has detonated inside a government building in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Wednesday, with casualties feared in latest violence to hit war-torn country.

"Security forces are in area to rescue staff" at electronic identification registration center in Jalalab, capital of Nangarhar province," said provincial spokesman Ataullah Khogyani.

A war-ravd country

In or attacks during early half of 2019, at least 21 people were killed and 50 ors injured in a suicide bombing at a crowded market in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on April 12, in an attack believed to be targeting Shiite Hazara ethnic mirity community. Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned attack and ordered an inquiry.

explosion at around 7:35 AM took place in busy wholesale market area of Hazarganj in Quetta where Hazaras and or trers come daily to buy fruits and vegetables to later sell at ir shops in or parts of city.

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Bombing amid peace talks

Afghanistan being war-ravd country, ar incident that caused destruction in 2019 was when a Taliban car bomb in eastern Afghanistan on July 7 killed at least 12 people and wounded scores of people, officials said, in a massive blast that came amid ongoing peace talks in Qatar.

Taliban are meeting with US negotiators and Afghan representatives in Doha as US pushes to end its 18-year involvement in Afghanistan, but violence from insurgents and US military has continued apace.

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July's suicide car bomb attack hit eastern city of Ghazni and targeted an intelligence unit according to Ghazni provincial goverr spokesman Aref ori.

Wahidullah Mayar, a health ministry spokesman, said 12 people h been killed. ditionally, "179 people, mostly civilians including children, were wounded", he ded.

number of wounded jumped up from an earlier toll of 70 and suggests a massive explosion. Taliban claimed attack in a WhatsApp mess.

seventh round of Taliban-US talks is aimed at forging a deal that would see US military quit Afghanistan in return for various guarantees.

Both sides have reported substantial progress in talks, which are paused Sunday and Monday while Taliban meet with Afghan representatives for a so-called intra-Afghan dialogue.

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