At least four family members of a Taliban insurgent were killed and wounded as a result of their own IED explosion in Faryab province, security officials said on Wednesday.
Faryab Police Press Office in a press release said a hand-made IED which was installed by a remote control went off at the house of Ghulam Nabi, a Taliban member in Moqani village of Pashton Kot district.
A 7-year old child was killed, while two women and a girl were wounded in the incident. According to Faryab Police, the killed and wounded are all family members of Ghulam Nabi.