Eight incidents were recorded on the sixth day of the reduction in violence plan (RIV) one incident in Balkh, twin blasts in Kabul, three reported incidents in Herat, and the Taliban claimed two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks on Government forces vehicles in Kandahar, reports Tolo News on February 27. "...A roadside mine in Chimtal District of Balkh Province targeted a convoy of Police and, as a result, one brave officer was martyred,” said Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Two incidents of blasts in PD6 of Kabul city. There were two Taliban-reported incidents in Kandahar of government forces vehicles striking roadside mines and three security incidents in Herat province. “Over the past 24 hours, three security violations were reported in Districts in Herat. A retired colonel was kidnapped and there were some attacks and firing on the security forces in Shindand district,” said Ghulam Jailani Farhad, a spokesman for the Governor of Herat.