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Video: 2 dead, 12 wounded in attack at Save the Children office in Afghanistan

Video: 2 dead, 12 wounded in attack at Save the Children office in Afghanistan

Militants storm Save the Children aid group office in Afghanistan

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The local Tolo News channel reported security forces to have cordoned off the compound

Gunmen stormed the office compound ofthe Save the Children charity inJalalabad about 9 am Wednesday morning.

A car bomb was set off at the office after which a gun battle was underway.

So far, two are reported dead with 12 wounded.

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The local Tolo News channel reported security forces to have cordoned off the compound.

It is unclear at the moment how many gunmen there are. Or how many employees are trapped inside.

No one has as yet claimed responsibility for the attack however, Taliban has distanced itself from the attack denying its involvement in a Twitter post.

A string of attacks started at about 9 am -- when employees begin to show up at work -- in Afghanistan recently.

TOLOnews reports four attackers to be currently inside the compound while "plumes of black smoke rise from the organization’s compound".

According to Attaullah Khoghyani, Provencial governor's spokesman, one security force member and a civilian have lost theirlife. Twelve others were reported.

Save the Children tweeted out saying that, "We are devastated at the news that our Save the Children office at Jalalabad, Afghanistan came under attack this morning as armed men entered the building about 0900 today local time. Our primary concern is for the safety and security of our staff. We are awaiting further information from our team and cannot comment further at this time," noted the tweet.