Kabul  - A suicide bomber Saturday rammed his explosives- packed vehicle into a convoy of coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, killing himself and wounding four soldiers and as many civilians, officials said.

The attack took place in Jalalabad city, provincial capital of Nangahar province, said Abdul Ghafour Khan, spokesman for the provincial police chief.

He said that four Afghan civilians were wounded and five civilian vehicles were also damaged in the city-centre attack.

Captain Christian Patterson, US-led coalition spokesman, confirmed the four of soldiers were wounded, but did not disclose their nationalities.

The attack came two days after another suicide attack killed three Afghan civilians and wounded four coalition soldiers in Kabul. (dpa)