At least six people have been killed and around 50 wounded after a suicide car bomber and Taliban gunmen attacked an office of the Afghan intelligence agency.<br /><br />The assault happened in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Saturday morning.<br /><br />The death toll is expected to rise.<br /><br />Ahmad Shah, who lives close by, described how he was asleep when the attack happened: “It was early morning and we were sleeping at home, a strong explosion happened, followed by firing. When I came out of my room I was covered with dust, my kids and I got injured from broken windows.”<br /><br />Heavy fighting continued between the Taliban and Afghan security forces for several hours afterwards.<br /><br />Afghan forces have been struggling to fight large numbers of insurgent fighters around the capital Kabul in recent weeks.<br /><br />The incident comes as rival presidential candidates have been unable to resolve a dispute over an election and most foreign troops are due to leave by the end of the year.
