Bomber kills 13 people in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber has killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials say.

A suicide bomber has killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials say. (AAP)

A suicide bomber has killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad at the home of a tribal elder when people had gathered to celebrate his son's release from Taliban captivity.

The son and his father were killed in the attack, according to Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on his Twitter page denied responsibility for Sunday's attack.

There have been several bomb blasts in Afghanistan over recent weeks at a time when efforts are underway to restart a peace process with the Taliban.

Islamic State in the same city last week claimed their first attack on a major urban centre in Afghanistan with an assault on the Pakistani consulate that killed seven people.