KABUL, Sept 18: A district governor in southern Afghanistan and ally of President Hamid Karzai was killed in a ‘misunderstanding’ involving foreign troops and Afghan security forces on Thursday, the president’s office said.

Roozi Khan, governor of Chora district and former police chief of Uruzgan province, was shot dead at his home, according to an official of a local aid agency.

Karzai expressed ‘strong sorrow’ for Roozi Khan’s death, which he said was due to a misunderstanding between coalition and Afghan forces.

No more details were given.

The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force confirmed there had been an incident between foreign forces and Afghan police but also gave no more details.—Reuters