At least two civilians were killed and an National Police officer was injured on Sunday by a bomb blast in Jalalabad city, local officials said.
The incident took place in the fourth District of Jalalabad city, the capital of the eastern Nangarhar province.
A bomb was placed inside a trash bin near an Afghan National Army (ANA) security checkpoint, according to Provincial Governor Spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai.
Local police said the victims were taken to a nearby hospital for emergency care and that preliminary investigations were underway.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.