6 militants killed by own bomb in Farah

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): At least six rebels were killed by the bomb they were planting on a road in the Bala Baluk district of western Farah province, an official said on Monday.

The militants were planting the bomb on the Herat-Kandahar highway in the district on Sunday night, Farah police spokesman, Ahmad Javid Kargar, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

He alleged the six-member group was involved in planting roadside bombs on the highway in Bala Baluk, Bakwa and Gulistan districts.

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