The acting district police chief of Rashidan district was killed in a bomb blast in Ghazni province, local officials confirmed.

The spokesman of Ghazni Police, Ahmad Khan Sirat told Reporterly that the acting police chief for Rashidan district was killed after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Qayaq Valley around 7:40p.m on Monday night.

Sirat added that three other police were wounded in the blast.
He also said that two militants were killed in clashes with security forces on Monday in Qayaq Valley, the same area where the bombing happened.