JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A prominent Afghan police general was killed in a bomb attack in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday, a source said.
Brigadier General Zarawar Zahid, police chief of Nangarhar province, was killed following a roadside bomb attack in Hisarak district, Nangarhar on Sunday evening, the source told Xinhua anonymously.
Further details about the attack are still forthcoming amid the absence of official statement.
The late Zahid was monitoring the situation and was inspecting the security checkpoints in front line of battle with the Taliban insurgents in the restive district before came under attack, the source said, adding "details about the incident would be made public later as investigation into the incident is underway."
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