KABUL – Atleast five people including a district administrativechief/governor were killed or wounded in a car bomb attack in southeasternPaktika province of Afghanistan.

The provincial government media office in a statement said the incidenttook place on Saturday evening in the vicinity of Gardez city, theprovincial capital of Paktia.

The statement further added that a suicide bomber detonated a car packedwith explosives targeting the district governor of Ahmadabad HazratMohammad Rodwal.

According to the provincial government, at least two people including asecurity guard of Rodwal and a civilian were killed and three others werewounded.

The district governor Rodwal was also wounded along with two others in theattack, the statement said, adding that the wounded people have beenshifted to the hospital and their health condition has been reported asstable.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the attack.

This comes as the anti-government armed militants including Taliban havebeen attempting to increase attacks as part of their spring offensiveannounced nearly two weeks ago.