Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a construction company office in the Afghan ...
An Afghan police officer stands guard near the site of an attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Parwiz
The attack began when two suicide bombers set off their explosives outside the company office and gunmen then opened fire, said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province.
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