KHOST CITY -- At least five security personnel were killed in attacks in Khost and Kandahar provinces, Pajhwok Afghan News reported Monday (April 24).
A suicide car bombing Monday in Khost city killed four Special Force members, confirmed provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Faizullah Ghairat.
Two female students from a nearby school were wounded, he added.
Motorcyclists Sunday (April 23) in Kandahar city fatally shot an Afghan Local Police commander, said officials.