A district chief and intelligence director for Baraki Barak district have been killed in a roadside bombing in central Logar province, officials said on Sunday.
Police spokesman Shapoor Ahmadzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast took place in Sherwaza area of Pul-i-Alam City, the provincial capital when the officials were heading to office on Saturday evening.
He said district’s administrative chief Ainuddin Amin and NDS head Aziz Rahman were killed when the vehicle they were traveling in struck a roadside bomb.
He added the vehicle was completely damaged in the blast and the bomb had been planted by Taliban insurgents.
Meanwhile, Shamshad Larawy, the governor’s spokesman, confirmed the killing of the two officials in the blast.
Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast. Zabihullah Mujahid, the group’s spokesman, claimed that district chief, intelligence director and several bodyguards were killed in the bombing.
