GHAZNI -- At least five militants were killed when a car bomb exploded prematurely in Deh Yak District, Ghazni Province, the Ghazni governor's press office said in a statement Thursday (December 27).
The militants planned to attack Deh Yak District headquarters, but their explosives went off before they reached their target Wednesday (December 26), said the statement.
No militant group, including the Taliban, immediately commented.