Seven Afghan police killed in roadside bomb blast

A roadside bomb destroyed a police vehicle patrolling in southern Afghanistan today, killing all seven policemen inside.

The police truck, a Ford Ranger, was travelling through the Zhari district of Kandahar province when the bomb exploded, said provincial police chief Fayed Agha Faqid.

Zhari was the site of one of Nato’s largest-ever battles and remains a dangerous region.

Military officials said they killed between 500 and 1,000 Taliban insurgents in Zhari last autumn.