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Official: Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan policemen

An Afghan private security commaner, part of a private security company called Arya teaches his under command security men how to join parts of an heavy machine gun during a military lesson at their base in Adraskan, Herat west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2012. The push by Afghanistan's president to nationalize legions of private security guards before the end of March is putting multibillion-dollar aid projects in jeopardy and creating a shaky structure ripe for corruption and abuse, according to companies trying to make the switch. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)

An Afghan man walks on a frozen lake in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Afghan capital has been experiencing its worst cold-snap and heaviest snows in at least 15 years, the National Weather Center said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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By AMIR SHAH, The Associated Press Updated 4:46 AM Saturday, February 11, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan government official says five policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.

The deputy governor of Uruzgan province, Haji Khubirahim, says the policemen were patrolling in their vehicle when it hit a roadside mine in Chanartu district.

He says one civilian also was wounded in the blast, which occurred early on Saturday morning.

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February 11, 2012 09:43 AM EST

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