On October 20, at least 12 Police personnel, including District Police chief Faiz Mohammad Hotak, were killed in two roadside explosions in Kang District of Nimroz province, reports Tolo News. In the first incident a Humvee police vehicle hit a roadside bomb and five policemen were killed. The second roadside explosion occurred when a vehicle carrying seven police force members, including the Kang District police chief, were on their way to the scene of the first explosion and were killed in the blast.