Four security force members were killed and one another was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Afghstan's Badghis province.
The incident took place in Ab Kamari district of the province on Wednesday when a police vehicle was targeted by a roadside bomb blast, TOLO News reported quoting provincial governor Hasamuddin Shams.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, including the Taliban.
The provincial governor said that a military operation has been going on in the district for the past three days in which five Taliban were killed and seven more were wounded, TOLO News reported.
The operation has been launched to eliminate the Taliban threats and create new security checkpoints in the district, he added.
( With inputs from ANI )
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