Afghanistan Kabul, Dec 16, SPA -- A remote-controlled bombexploded as a police patrol passed by on a road insoutheastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing four officersand injuring two others, including a district police chief,a military official said. Khial Baz, commander of the Khost Division, said theincident occurred about 15 kilometers (10 miles) west ofKhost city. He blamed Taliban holdouts or their al-Qaidaallies. Nasur Allah, chief of police for the Ismail-Khil district,was wounded, but his injuries were not considered to belife-threatening. On Wednesday, five mortars landed around the vehicle ofthe commander of Khost's Yaqubi district, injuring threesoldiers.--SPA1330 Local Time 1030 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/225342