A car bomb in Laghman targeted the provincial governor, Rahmatullah Yarmal, on Monday morning, a police spokesman in the province said, but he escaped the attack unharmed.
The attack took place today around 10:00am, said Shafiullah Afghanyar, the police spokesman.
According Mr. Afghanyar, at least 36 have been killed or wounded in the explosion, out of which six civilians are said to be killed and 26 others injured.
Two of the governor’s bodyguards were killed and another two wounded, said the source.
No one immediately claimed responsibility.
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