Bomb kills Afghan district chief and two police
Posted on: Saturday, 3 December 2005, 12:14 CST
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed three people including a district chief in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, an official said on Saturday.
Hayatullah Popal, district chief of Shah Wali Kot, was killed along with two police officials when their vehicle hit an explosive device outside Kandahar city on Friday, district official Obaidullah said.
Three other policemen were hurt in the incident.
Obaidullah blamed Taliban guerrillas for the attack.
Taliban officials could not be reached for immediate comment, but the Islamic insurgents have carried out a series of attacks against U.S.-led and Afghan government forces recently.
More than 1,100 people, most of them militants, and nearly 60 U.S. soldiers, have died in the Taliban-linked raids this year in Afghanistan, the bloodiest violence since U.S.-led troops overthrew Taliban's government in 2001.
Source: REUTERS
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