A powerful explosion has claimed eight lives in Khas Urozgan District of Urozgan province, a security official said on Friday.
Toryalai, the district police chief said that three people were killed and six others wounded in the explosion.
But a security official has told media on condition of anonymity that eight people were killed in Khas Urozgan explosion.
While talking to Azadi Radio on Friday the official said that those killed include two sons of Abdul Samad, commander of the local police in this district.
According to the source, the explosive materials had been delivered closed to the house of Abdul Samad by Taliban militants.
Taliban spokesman had not commented on the report by the time it was filed.
Urozgan is among the comparatively restive provinces of Afghanistan with militants operating in its remote areas.
