Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec 15, 2020. (PHOTO / AP)

KABUL -The deputy governor of the Afghan capital of Kabul was killed on Tuesday in a bomb attack on his car as he went to work, security officials said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast that killed Mahboobullah Mohebi as he was travelling with security guards. Two guards were wounded.

A deputy provincial council member was killed in a similar attack in the western province of Ghor earlier on the same day

Security officials said a magnetic bomb, known as a “sticky bomb”, had been placed on his car.

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Violence in Afghanistan has not abated despite peace talks between the government and Taliban insurgents.

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Last week, a government prosecutor was shot dead in Kabul while he was on his way to work.