Two border police officers were killed in a motorbike bomb blast near the Pakistan border, local officials of southern Kandahar province said on Tuesday.
Six other people, including four civilians, were injured in the blast, officials said.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in a bazaar near the Pakistan border, said Zia-Ul Rahman Durani, a spokesman for the Kandahar Police Chief.
The victims have been taken to a nearby hospital.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.