Afghan Governor Dies In Mosque Bomb Attack

The governor of Afghanistan's Logar province has been killed in a blast in a mosque, during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Arsala Jamal was s

tanding at the front of the mosque greeting worshippers when a bomb hidden under a table detonated. At least 15 people were injured, and several are said to be in a critical condition, Mr Jamal's spokesman said. Logar is south of the capital, Kabul, and the Taliban increasingly control much of the countryside. The attack took place at Logar's main mosque in the provincial capital of Pul-i-Alam, said spokesman Din Mohammed Darwesh. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.