Two Taliban militants have been killed in a bomb blast in the provincial capital of Paktika province.
Spokesperson for the provincial governor said the incident took place in Sali area late on Saturday.
Nabiullah Peerkhil said the militants were busy planting a landmine on on the road that exploded killing both of them killed on the spot.
Taliban have not yet commented on the report.
Paktika which shares along border with Pakistan is a restive province of Afghanistan where terrorist groups including the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, Daesh, Haqqani network and others operate.
Haqqani network which is held responsible for a number of deadly attacks in this province had most recently sent two trucks loaded with 12,500 kilograms of explosives there but the National Directorate of Security (NDS) seized.
Haqqani network has safe heavens across the border from where it plans and executes attacks in Paktika province or elsewhere in the country.http://www.khaama.com/two-taliban-killed-by-own-bomb-in-paktika-4592
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