Explosion leaves five Afghan officers dead in Kabul Province
At least five Afghan police officers have been killed in an explosion that hit the Khak Jabar district in the southeastern part of Kabul Province.
Among the victims of the late Friday incident was commander of the Public Order Police Forces (POPF) General Abdul Satar Hashemi, said the provincial governor’s spokesman for Logar province, Salim Saleh, on Saturday.
According to Saleh, Hashemi lost his life when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) as he was on his way from Logar to Kabul.
Local media further reported Saturday that at least six civilians, including a woman, had been killed in a similar attack on Azra-Khak-e-Jabar highway in the province about four days ago.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the Friday blast.
IEDs have widely been used by Taliban and other militant groups in Afghanistan for targeting the security forces, but ordinary civilians mainly fall victim to such attacks.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a report late last month that at least 3,726 civilians were killed or wounded between January and June of the current year.
According to the UN mission, the anti-government elements remain responsible for 60 percent of the civilian casualties.
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