Mine blast kills district police chief in Afghanistan, Taliban claims responsibility
Jul 19, 2020
Paktika [Afghanistan], July 19 : The police chief of Surobi district in Afghanistan's Paktika province and three of his guards were killed in a roadside mine blast on Sunday, local officials told TOLOnews.
According to the police, the incident took place in early morning when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a roadside mine.
Taliban claimed the responsibility for the attack.
In Zabul, Sahib Jan, district police chief in Nawbahar district, was also killed in a roadside mine blast on Saturday, local officials said.
