Roadside bomb kills four Afghan policemen

Taliban militants in Afghanistan have been battling with security forces since 2001. (AFP/File)

At least four police officers have been killed in a bomb explosion that destroyed their vehicle in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia.

The incident took place in the Sayid Karam district on Wednesday evening when the policemen’s patrol car hit a buried explosive device, provincial police chief General Zalmai Oryakhail said on Thursday.

No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the act of terror; but such incidents are usually blamed on Taliban militants.

Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are by far the most lethal weapons Taliban militants use against Afghan forces, foreign troops and civilians.