The incident took place just before 9:00 am local time when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the gates of Jalalabad airport, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a provincial spokesman, told TOLOnews.
Two Afghan National Army soldiers and a private security guard are among the wounded, he said.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
The blast follows six days of deadly protests and riots in Afghanistan after it was discovered last Tuesday that US servicemen burned Korans at Bagram Air Base. More than 30 people have been killed during the unrest.
In a televised address on Sunday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai renewed his calls for calm in the aftermath of the Bagram incident.
"Now is the time to return to calm and not let our enemies use this situation," Mr Karzai said.
US President Barack Obama apologised to Mr Karzai for the actions of the US soldiers.
from TOLONEWS
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