KABUL: Taliban roadside bomb blows up the vehicle of an Afghan district governor and three of his guards on Tuesday in the east of the country, according to an official.
The governor of Sherzad district in Nangarhar province, was killed along with his guards while driving to work in the troubled region.
Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the provincial administration spokesman said that “ The governor Asil Khan was killed in a roadside bomb attack. Three of his guards, one of them also driving the car, were also killed,” he added.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed, contacting AFP from an undisclosed location, said the insurgent group was responsible.
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