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Three people killed in eastern Afghanistan

Wednesday, 22 April 2015 7:48 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:32 AM ]

An injured Afghan child receives treatment at a hospital after a bomb attack near a district police headquarters in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on March 25, 2015. (AFP photo)

Three people, including a senior security official, are killed after two bomb blasts rocked Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, officials say.

A senior provincial intelligence official, Ghulam Haidar Haidari, was killed after his vehicle ran over a roadside bomb planted in the Behsud district, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesperson for the provincial government, on Wednesday.

"A roadside bomb organized by terrorists struck the vehicle of Ghulam Haidar Haidari, killing him along with his driver," Abdulzai told Xinhua news agency.

Another blast targeted the vehicle of a logistic official of the Afghan Local Police (ALP), identified as Khan Wali, killing him on the spot and injuring two others, Abdulzai said.

Local police, composed of villagers, is part of the Afghan National Police, and is formed as a local defense force against militants in the areas where the presence of regular security forces is thin.

The blast in Nangarhar occurred as Taliban announced that its annual spring offensive will begin later this week.

The militant group said in a statement sent to media on Wednesday that the Taliban are “going to launch the spring operations under the inspirational name of ‘Azm’ (determination) at 5 a.m. [local time (0030 GMT)] on 24th April 2015.”

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