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A mine blast in eastern Afghanistan has wounded several people, including a top advisor to President Hamid Karzai, as violence in the war-torn country picks up.
The blast occurred Monday near a high school in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.
It targeted a convoy carrying Wahidullah Sabawoon who is President Karzai's advisor on tribal affairs.
"Sabawoon's wounds are not critical and he's in a stable condition in hospital," a provincial spokesman said.
Local officials have launched an investigation into the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The incident came hours after a car bomb claimed the lives of at least six children in southern province of Kandahar, where a car bomber blew himself up near a market area in Dand district early Monday.
Civilians have been the main victims of violence in Afghanistan, particularly in the country's troubled southern and eastern provinces.
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry has declared that less than three percent of Afghan towns are considered safe. Tens of thousands of US-led foreign troop presence in Afghanistan since 2001 has so far failed to establish security in the country.
The blast occurred Monday near a high school in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.
It targeted a convoy carrying Wahidullah Sabawoon who is President Karzai's advisor on tribal affairs.
"Sabawoon's wounds are not critical and he's in a stable condition in hospital," a provincial spokesman said.
Local officials have launched an investigation into the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The incident came hours after a car bomb claimed the lives of at least six children in southern province of Kandahar, where a car bomber blew himself up near a market area in Dand district early Monday.
Civilians have been the main victims of violence in Afghanistan, particularly in the country's troubled southern and eastern provinces.
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry has declared that less than three percent of Afghan towns are considered safe. Tens of thousands of US-led foreign troop presence in Afghanistan since 2001 has so far failed to establish security in the country.