At least five people including a district administrative chief/governor were killed or wounded in a car bomb attack in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan.

The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place on Saturday evening in the vicinity of Gardez city, the provincial capital of Paktia.
The statement further added that a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives targeting the district governor of Ahmadabad Hazrat Mohammad Rodwal.
According to the provincial government, at least two people including a security guard of Rodwal and a civilian were killed and three others were wounded.
The district governor Rodwal was also wounded along with two others in the attack, the statement said, adding that the wounded people have been shifted to the hospital and their health condition has been reported as stable.
No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the attack.
This comes as the anti-government armed militants including Taliban have been attempting to increase attacks as part of their spring offensive announced nearly two weeks ago.