...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
on Wednesday, sources said.
An IED hit the police officer's private vehicle, the sources said, in PD3 of Lashkargah city, capital of the province.
"A car mechanic was also with the police officer inside his vehicle and was maimed in the blast," the source said.
Local officials have not yet commented.
No group including the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...has grabbed credit.