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District police chief killed in mine blast – Ghazni
(Last Updated On: October 25, 2022)
A local security official was killed in a mine blast in central Ghazni province on Wednesday.
Wahidullah Jumazada, a spokesman for the provincial governor said that the district police chief for Deh Yak Habibullah was targeted in a roadside mine at around 4:30 early Wednesday.
Jumazada said, as a result, Habibullah and two policemen were killed in the blast.
According to him, the Taliban militants had stormed security outposts in the district today.
The mine went off as the police chief was patrolling on the main route of the district.
The Taliban militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that including Habibullah five policemen were killed in the explosion.