He said the incident happened in Khash district at midnight when a vehicle carrying the personnel hit a roadside mine, according to Tolo News.
Also on Friday, two Taliban fighters, including Hamidullah, the designated deputy district governor of the Taliban for Khash, were killed in a clash with government forces in Khash district on Friday.
This comes after 10 security force members were killed in a Taliban attack in Zabul on Friday morning.
No group has claimed responsibility for the Badakhshan blast.
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