AIBAK (Pajhwok): An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member has been killed and another four have suffered injuries as a result of a bomb blast northern in Samangan province, an official said on Saturday.
Abdul Yaqeen Ahmadi, administrative chief for Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion took place at an ALP base late on Friday.
He said an ALP employee was killed and four others were wounded in the bombing, whose motive was yet to be ascertained. The security forces have launched an investigation into the blast.
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