"Kandahar Deputy Governor Abdul Latif Ashna was martyred when he was on his way to the office in a car," a statement from the provincial governor's office said.
"An explosive-laden motorbike parked on a roadside was detonated which killed Ashna. It happened in Khwajak Baba area in Kandahar City on Saturday morning," the statement said without giving any further details.
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