Roadside bomb kills Uruzgan policeman

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): A roadside bombing killed one policeman and injured two others near the capital of central Uruzgan province on Thursday, an official said.

The police vehicle was heading to Tirinkot when a landmine ripped through it in the city’s Shaplogh area, killing one policeman and injuring two others.

The blast also damaged the pick-up vehicle, said Uruzgan deputy police chief Mohammad Aslam Kuchi.

Tirinkot hospital deputy head Dr. Mohammad Nadir said they had been delivered two injured policemen and they were in stable condition.

There was no claim of responsibility for the improvised explosive device blast, a Taliban‘s weapon of choice.

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