In response to reports of an incident involving armed robbery followed by a gang rape of a girl on the Kabul-Kandahar highway, local officials in Ghazni province have said that an investigation has been launched. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday night in Mullah Noh area of Ghazni’s Andar district.

Pictures shared on social media show that passenger vehicles were stopped by the armed men, and their belongings were stolen and then a young girl was raped by the armed thieves.

At least four people were killed and two more wounded after a car bomb exploded near Farah city police headquarters on Wednesday, local officials said.

Dadullah Qani, a member of the Farah provincial council, confirmed to TOLOnews that the car bomb targeted the vehicle of Abdul Qader, the deputy commander of the Farah security department, killing four of his guards and wounding two more.