The provincial governor has said that a roadside mine struck a police vehicle in Afghanistan's northeastern Badaksan province, killing six policemen and wounding two.

CNN, quoting Gov. Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, has reported that the incident Sunday occurred in the province's Darayoum district.

Ahmadi further said that the police officers were on a counter-narcotics patrol when their vehicle was struck by the mine, suspected to have been planted by drug smugglers.

The incident will not affect the six-month-old program, the governor further said. (With Inputs from Agencies)