A power explosion rocked Helmand province in southern Afghanistan earlier this afternoon.

Preliminary reports suggest a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) has been detonated in Lashkargah city.

Provincial governor spokesman Omar Zwak confirms the incident and said at least one person has been injured in the attack which was carried out by a car bomb.

He was citing preliminary police reports regarding the incident and said further details will be released later.

No group including the Taliban militants has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

This comes as the Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant during the recent weeks despite efforts to bring the group to negotiations table in a bid to end the violence.

At least six people including policemen and civilians were killed in a separate suicide attack in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan this morning.