The City of Herat in Western Afghanistan was rocked by bomb attack killing 12 people and injuring at least 20 as the attackers had tried to target a police convoy. The attacked killed and wounded both civilians and the regulars of Afghan Police. These attacks have increased in recent days as the country gets ready for its Presidential elections, scheduled for August 20.

Western Afghanistan has not been in news for such attacks for a long time as the concentration of such attacks have been in Taliban strong hold in South and East part of the country. Police officials confirmed that the bomb used in the Herat attack was remotely detonated using a remote control and was place in a rubbish bin on the roadside.

As per latest confirmed reports, two police men lost there lives along with a women and a child. Also injured in the bomb blast is the District Police Chief. The Bomb Blast was targeted on the governor of a district of Herat province who was believed to be a part of the convoy.

Herat is the Afghan gateway to Iran and a city is of great importance to the country as it generates revenue for the government in the form of customs.