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| Afghan bomb kills Logar governor Jamal in mosque | Afghan bomb kills Logar governor Jamal in mosque |
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| 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. | 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 standing at the front of the mosque greeting worshippers when a bomb hidden under a table detonated. | Arsala Jamal was standing 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. | 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. | 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. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility. |
| Increasingly lawless | |
| Mr Jamal was appointed as governor in April after returning to Afghanistan from Canada. Previously he was governor of another eastern province, Khost. | Mr Jamal was appointed as governor in April after returning to Afghanistan from Canada. Previously he was governor of another eastern province, Khost. |
| He was an expert in rural development, who had worked for foreign NGOs before being appointed to government positions. | |
| The attack comes just days after the arrest of senior Pakistan Taliban commander, Latif Mehsud, by US forces. He was said to be a confidante of the Pakistani Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud. | The attack comes just days after the arrest of senior Pakistan Taliban commander, Latif Mehsud, by US forces. He was said to be a confidante of the Pakistani Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud. |
| Logar and its neighbouring province Wardak have become increasingly lawless in recent years, says the BBC's David Loyn, in Kabul. | Logar and its neighbouring province Wardak have become increasingly lawless in recent years, says the BBC's David Loyn, in Kabul. |
| The insecurity threatens the southern fringes of Kabul, and thousands of people have fled to the capital in response, our correspondent says. |