A clash between militants and security forces ensued around 5.00 a.m. after the bomb struck near the Governor's Office and a police station in the provincial capital Pul-e-Alam, Xinhua news agency reported.
"One militant detonated the car bomb, killing two security force members while a second group of gunmen seized a building and began a clash with the security forces," a police said.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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