Ghazni [Afghstan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/): A roadside bomb blast killed five policemen in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, Naseer Ahmad Faqiri, the director of the provincial council, told Sputnik.
"The explosion hit a police car after 12 pm [07:30 GMT] in the Khosh area of the Dih Yak district of the [Ghazni] province and killed five policemen," Faqiri said.
Ghazni police chief confirmed to Sputnik that five policemen were killed in the incident.
In a separate incident, five Afghan soldiers were injured after an army vehicle was attacked in Ghazni on Sunday, according to Faqiri. (Sputnik/)
( With inputs from ANI )