The Deputy Chief of Intelligence of Nuristan province Mohammad Faiz was killed when a bomb exploded in his home in Wigal District on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Mohammad Faiz Deputy Chief of Intelligence of Nuristan province was killed today afternoon when a bomb exploded in his home, Nooristan governor's spokesman Mohammad Zahir Bahand told TOLOnews.
"Today at 12:00pm afternoon, a bomb that was placed in his home exploded wounding him seriously, but unfortunately he died after an hour," said Zahir Bahand.
He is the most senior police officer to be killed in a Taliban attack in the province this year.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Wigal District is among the most insecure districts in Nuristan province.