Explosions and gunfire rocked the area near the Pakistani and Indian consulates in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday.

There was no immediate word on casualties from the blast, which shattered windows and doors in nearby buildings and destroyed at least eight cars.

In January, Pakistan’s diplomatic mission in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad came under a gun and bomb attack leaving at least seven people dead and three others injured.

The Khorasan chapter of the Middle Eastern ultra-extremist group Islamic State, also known by its Arabic acronym Da’ish, claimed responsibility for the attack.

All Pakistani staff at the consulate remained safe with only one worker suffering minor injuries from broken glass. “It was a big attack,” Pakistani Consul General in Jalalabad Farmanullah Khan told The Express Tribune by telephone. He praised the Afghan security men who sacrificed their lives to protect the consulate staff.(Agencies)