An Afghan provincial governor and close ally of President Hamid Karzai has been killed while making a speech at a mosque after Eid prayers in Logar, close to the capital Kabul.
A spokesman said Logar provincial governor Arsala Jamal had been killed by a bomb which had been planted in a microphone he had been using.
He said: "The governor wanted to speak and congratulate everyone on the occasion of Eid. At least 18 other people have been wounded, including civilians and government employees."
Mr Jamal was appointed by the president and only took up the Logar job in April after serving as governor of Khost, on the border with Pakistan.
Volatile Logar, which lies to the south of the Afghan capital, is seen as a key strategic region, often described as a "gateway to Kabul" for Taliban militants based in strongholds across the south and east.
No group has said it was responsible for the blast, although the Taliban often targets provincial government officials as well as Afghan soldiers and police.
Security in Logar has deteriorated in recent years with the Taliban holding sway in some areas despite sustained Afghan and US military pressure.
Village-based Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces have also been trying to wrestle back control of Taliban-held territory.
The Taliban has vowed to step up attacks as Afghanistan prepares for presidential elections in April and the withdrawal of 87,000 Nato troops by the end of next year.
Taliban leader Mullah Omar said on Sunday he "rejected" the elections, which he alleged were being manipulated by foreign powers, and called on Afghans not to participate.
The hardline Islamist Taliban regime was driven from power by a US-led coalition in 2001 for sheltering the al Qaeda leaders behind the 9/11 attacks.
Eid ul Adha is a major public holiday across the Muslim world, with mosques packed with devotees marking the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him.
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