KABUL – Afghan Governor Shukrullah Shakir killed in a bomb blast in thewestern province of Herat.

Shukrullah Shakir, the district governor of Zenda Jan district in thewestern province of Herat, was killed in a roadside bomb blast on Saturday,sources confirmed.

The incident happened in Zenda Jan district when a vehicle carrying thedistrict governor hit a roadside bomb.

Two others were also killed in the incident, sources said.

The provincial governor’s spokesman Jailani Farhad confirmed the incidentbut did not give details about the casualties.