Kabul: Officials say a twin bombing in southern Afghanistan has killed five people, three civilians whose car struck a roadside bomb and two police officers who had rushed to the scene to help the victims when the second bomb went off.
A provincial government spokesman, Ummar Zawaq, says the attack occurred on Thursday morning in Helmand province.
Zawaq says the officers who died were members of the elite Afghan National Civil Order Police - the so-called ANCOPs who get special training from NATO forces.
The spokesman says a third officer was wounded in the blast.
Afghan authorities say roadside bombs and booby-traps are their worst threat in fighting the Taliban.
A provincial government spokesman, Ummar Zawaq, says the attack occurred on Thursday morning in Helmand province.
Zawaq says the officers who died were members of the elite Afghan National Civil Order Police - the so-called ANCOPs who get special training from NATO forces.
Afghan authorities say roadside bombs and booby-traps are their worst threat in fighting the Taliban.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power Opinion: Opinion | Taliban, Three Years On: Still Searching for Manna Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show Life On Earth Originates From One Ancestor, Older Than Previously Believed Send Reports Every 2 Hours: Centre To States On Kolkata Horror Protests Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies 2 Killed In West Bank Strike, Israel Says It Targeted "Terrorist Cell'' 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Russia, Several Aftershocks Recorded Prohibitory Orders In Kolkata Amid Protests Over Doctor's Rape-Murder Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.