Roadside bomb kills four Afghan police

HEART: A roadside bomb killed four Afghan policemen when it ripped through their patrol vehicle in western Afghanistan on Monday, a provincial government official said.

"A police pick-up truck hit a roadside bomb planted by insurgents in Qaraghul area in Qadis district of western Badghis province," a provincial governor spokesman, Salahuddin Majeedi told AFP.

"Unfortunately, all four policemen onboard were killed."

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but roadside bombs are regularly planted by Taliban insurgents fighting a decade-long war against NATO-led foreign troops and Afghan government forces. (AFP)