Police secure the site of a blast in Herat, western Afghanistan, on Oct. 18, 2010. An explosion that shocked Herat city, the capital of Herat province in west Afghanistan Monday morning left three people dead and injured eight others, an official said. [Xinhua]

Police clean up the site of a blast in Herat, western Afghanistan, on Oct. 18, 2010. An explosion that shocked Herat city, the capital of Herat province in west Afghanistan Monday morning left three people dead and injured eight others, an official said. [Xinhua]