Blast near governor's office north of Kabul: source

An explosion went off outside the office of the governor of Parwan province north of the Afghan capital on Monday and caused some casualties, a political source said.

An explosion went off outside the office of the governor of Parwan province north of the Afghan capital on Monday and caused some casualties, a political source said.

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US forces had blocked off the site of the explosion in the town of Charikar, which lies 60 km (37 miles) to the north of Kabul, the source, who is a politician from Parwan, told Reuters.