A suicide attacker targeted Logar governor's car with a bomb-laden vehicle killing 5 people and injuring another 5 , the province's Police spokesman said adding that the governor survived from the assassination.
A number of governor's guards were also among those who were injured, Shahpour Ahmadzei said.
He added that the governor and his delegation were on their way to Kabul when the accident happened.
Meanwhile, 27 Taliban forces were killed in an operation in Ab Kamari District, Badghis Province.