Afghan bomb kills logar governor Jamal in mosque

The governor of Afghanistan's Logar province was 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, BBC reported. At least 15 people were injured, and several are said to be in a critical condition, 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 Puli Alam, said spokesman Din Darwesh. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Jamal was appointed as governor in April after returning to Afghanistan from Canada. Previously he was governor of another Eastern province, Khost. Logar and its neighboring province Wardak have become increasingly lawless in recent years, says the BBC's David Loyn, in Kabul.