Kabul’s deputy governor killed

Agency: Kabul’s deputy governor Mahboobullah Mohebi and his assistant have been killed in a blast, reports BBC.

Deputy Governor and his assistant have in killed in the blast, according to BBC. Sticky bomb was attached to the car of the deputy governor.

Two guards were also injured in the blast, he said.

Afghanistan’s TOLO news, quoting Kabul police, reported on Twitter that “Mohibullah Mohammadi, the deputy governor of Kabul, and his secretary were killed in a blast from an IED placed on their vehicle”.

Similarly, last week, an Afghan government prosecutor was shot dead in eastern Kabul on his way to work, according to BBC.