Suicide bomber kills 11 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber targeted a police checkpoint Thursday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least 11 people and wounding 13 others, an official said. The Afghan arm of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which was committed by an assailant on foot, said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province.
There was at least one child among the fatalities, while three others were wounded.
The area around Jalalabad is home to fighters from both the Taliban and the IS group's Afghan affiliate.
Last month, three blasts in rapid succession in the center of Jalalabad left three people dead and 20 wounded.
Until then, this city near the border with Pakistan had largely been spared from attacks and fighting, mainly with IS, in far-flung parts of the surrounding province.