HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Two policemen were killed and three others wounded ina landmine explosion in western Herat province on Wednesday morning, an official said.
A police tank struck the roadside bomb on the Herat-Islam Qala highway at around 10:00am, said Governor Abdul Wahid Qatali.
He added two policemen were killed and three others wounded. It is said the bomb had been planted by the Taliban.
The insurgent movement, however, has not commented on the incident.
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