Local officials have confirmed that at least six Police soldiers have been killed and wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Helmand province.
The office of Helmand governor in a statement said a tank of Police forces hit a roadside bomb in Masjed Safid area of Greshk district early on Wednesday morning.
According to the statement, two Police soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the incident.
The statement added that the Police forces who were targeted by the bomb were on duty to provide the security of a road construction project.