Save the Children is a London-based international organization that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.
According to Afghan TOLO news agency citing local officials, gunmen have reportedly stormed the ‘Save the Children’ office in Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province.
According to a spokesman for the provincial governor cited by the media outlet, the fighting between the attackers and security forces are underway.
Officials confirmed that one suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of the building.
“The there was a blast and the target was Save the Children,” provincial government spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties in the attack.
Save the Children is a London-based international organization that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.