Afghanistan's Khost police chief killed in roadside bomb explosion - local authorities
Kabul/Sputnik: General Sayed Ahmad Babazai, the police chief of the Afghan Khost city, which is the capital of the eastern province of the same name, was killed overnight in a roadside bomb explosion in the Zinikhilo area, the Khost police headquarters said on Friday.
"In Khost Zinikhilo area, a bomb exploded near Khost police chief [General Sayed Ahmad Babazai] and killed him along with his secretary," the Khost police headquarters said in a statement.
The Interior Ministry confirmed the blast and added that the police chief was killed while a roadside bomb exploded on his vehicle.
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