[Khaama Press] At least five people including a district administrative chief/governor were killed or maimed in a car kaboom in southeastern Paktika...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
province of Afghanistan.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place on Saturday evening in the vicinity of Gardez city, the bustling provincial capital of Paktia.
The statement further added that a jacket wallah detonated an exploding car targeting the district governor of Ahmadabad Hazrat Mohammad Rodwal.
According to the provincial government, at least two people including a security guard of Rodwal and a civilian were killed and three others were maimed.
The district governor Rodwal was also maimed along with two others in the attack, the statement said, adding that the maimed people have been shifted to the hospital and their health condition has been reported as stable.
No individual or group has so far grabbed credit behind the attack.