An Afghan official says that a district police chief was killed when his vehicle was detonated by a bomb in northern Faryab province. Karim Yuresh, the spokesman for the provincial police chief, said Sunday that a sticky bomb had been attached to the car of Nasim Qateh, chief of the Almar district.
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Another policeman was wounded in the explosion Saturday evening, he said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. In a separate incident, Yuresh said a local security forces commander, Murad Shamal, was also killed when insurgents attacked a police checkpoint in Faryab province.