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Afghan suicide blast kills Kandahar police chief

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The police chief in the key southern Afghan province of Kandahar was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber Friday along with two of his bodyguards, officials said.

The killings at the police headquarters in Kandahar city are a serious blow to security in the province, seen as the birthplace of the Taliban and a pivotal battleground in the near ten-year war against the Islamist militants.

They are the latest in a wave of insurgent attacks against the 120,000-strong Afghan police, who are due to take on more responsibility for security ahead of the planned withdrawal of foreign combat troops in 2014.

"A suicide attacker detonated himself at the police headquarters. The police chief has been martyred," provincial spokesman Zalmai Ayubi said.

A spokesman for the interior ministry in Kabul, Zemarai Bashary, confirmed that the police chief, Khan Mohammad Mujahid, had died and said his two bodyguards were also killed.

"Two of his bodyguards were martyred in the suicide attack and three police personnel were also injured," he said.

Mujahid, a former mujahedeen fighter against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s, only took up the job in October and had apparently survived two previous attempts on his life.

At least one of his predecessors was also assassinated by the Taliban, in 2009.

The killing is the second claimed by the Taliban of a provincial police chief in just over a month -- in March, the top officer in the northern province of Kunduz was assassinated.

Taliban spokesman Yusuf Ahmadi said one of its members was behind the latest attack.

"He had disguised himself as a policeman and shot the police chief with his pistol, hugged him and then detonated himself," he said.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the killings and insisted that insurgents "would not achieve their evil goals by such terrorist attacks", while the US commander of foreign troops in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, also spoke against them.

In chaotic scenes in Kandahar, ambulances and military vehicles rushed to the blast area while local shopkeepers hastily closed up businesses and streets were largely empty of residents.

Pools of blood and human body parts were scattered at the scene of the attack inside the police compound, an AFP reporter said.

The blast took place in the same building where, in February, 19 people including 15 police and an intelligence agent were killed in a series of assaults by the Taliban.

Last week, six Afghan security personnel were killed as Taliban gunmen detonated a bomb hidden in an ambulance during an attack on a police centre near Kandahar city, where a new police headquarters is being built.

A spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said that no international troops were caught up in Friday's attack.

Foreign forces claim that Kandahar and the surrounding area are now safer overall following months of intense fighting to clear traditional Taliban strongholds.

There are around 130,000 international troops in Afghanistan, two-thirds of them from the United States, battling the Taliban and other insurgents.

Limited withdrawals from seven relatively peaceful areas, only one of which is in southern Afghanistan, are due to start in July ahead of the planned end of foreign combat operations in 2014.

But US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Berlin on Thursday that nations involved in Afghanistan should not rush to exit due to "political expediency and short-term thinking".

"We have to steel ourselves and our publics for the possibility that the Taliban will resort to the most destructive and sensational attacks we have seen," she said.

Two French terror suspects arrested in Pakistan

Two French nationals suspected of belonging to an international terror group have been arrested by Pakistan's security services, French and Pakistani sources said on Thursday.

Two French nationals suspected of belonging to an international terror group have been arrested by Pakistan's security services, French and Pakistani sources said on Thursday.

14 Apr 2011

Taliban suicide squad kills three Afghan police

Three Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when Taliban militants struck at a police training centre in the second suicide attack to hit eastern Afghanistan in as many days.

Three Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when Taliban militants struck at a police training centre in the second suicide attack to hit eastern Afghanistan in as many days.

14 Apr 2011

Afghan suicide bomber targets peace talks killing elder

Afghan suicide bomber targets peace talks killing elder

A suicide bomber killed 10 people in an attack on Wednesday on peace talks between tribal elders in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, a volatile area where insurgents have gained ground in recent months.

13 Apr 2011

Pakistan asks US to scale back activity in country

Pakistan asks US to scale back activity in country

Pakistan has asked the US to scale down drone attacks in its sensitive regions and to decrease the number of special forces trainers and CIA personnel in the country.

12 Apr 2011

US servicemen killed in drone 'friendly fire' incident

Wikileaks: Pakistan privately approved drone strikes

A drone missile strike killed a US Marine and a Navy corpsman last week by mistake, in what appeared to be the first instance US troops had been killed in a "friendly fire" incident involving an unmanned aircraft.

12 Apr 2011



New York Times
Police Chief Assassinated in Afghanistan

In a sophisticated attack, at least one suicide bomber entered the police headquarters in Kandahar on Friday and detonated himself, killing a police chief and two policemen, officials said.

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        ASSASSINATED KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF WAS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SECURITY

        Christian Science Monitor - Tom A. Peter - ‎1 hour ago‎
        A Taliban suicide bomber on Friday killed the Kandahar police chief, who recently noted to the Monitor gains in creating a 'safe a secure environment' in the restive province. By Tom A. Peter, Correspondent / April 15, 2011 A Taliban suicide bomber ...

        SUICIDE BOMBER HUGS, THEN KILLS KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF

        Toronto Star - Paul Watson - ‎3 hours ago‎
        Khan Mohammad Mujaheed, the police chief of Kandahar, is seen in a photo from March 10, 2011. He was killed by a suicide bomber Friday. US Navy/Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari/US Navy via Getty Images By Paul Watson Star Columnist For a man squarely in the ...

        SUICIDE BOMBER HUGS, THEN KILLS KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF; TALIBAN TAKE CREDIT

        The Canadian Press - Colin Perkel - ‎7 hours ago‎
        KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A suicide attacker dressed in police uniform managed to infiltrate the force's headquarters Friday, hugged the provincial police chief, then set off a blast that killed both men. Khan Mohammed Mujahid died in the afternoon ...

        SUICIDE BOMBER ASSASSINATES KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF IN HQ

        Globe and Mail - Susan Sachs - ‎7 hours ago‎
        The assassination today of the top law enforcement official in Kandahar province signals a dangerous escalation of Taliban violence and tactical sophistication that has chilled Afghanistan's second-largest city. The provincial police chief, ...

        SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS PROMINENT AFGHAN POLICE CHIEF

        Voice of America - ‎8 hours ago‎
        Officials say a suicide bomber has killed the police chief of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province in an attack on the region's police headquarters. A provincial spokesman says the bomber was dressed as a police officer and detonated his explosives ...

        TALIBAN SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF

        Los Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Aimal Yaqoubi - ‎8 hours ago‎
        The provincial chief had been targeted in three previous assassination attempts. Security in Kandahar province has been a high priority for NATO forces. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times A suicide bomber killed a prominent police chief and his ...

        BLAST ROCKS AFGHAN KANDAHAR TOWN, KILLS POLICE CHIEF

        Xinhua - ‎9 hours ago‎
        KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Bomb blast rocked Afghan Kandahar town on Friday killing provincial police chief, an official said. "A terrorist dressed in police uniform strapped explosive device in his boy blew himself up inside police ...

        SUICIDE-BOMB ATTACK KILLS AFGHAN POLICE CHIEF

        Los Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Aimal Yaqoubi - ‎9 hours ago‎
        The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack, which comes a day after a foiled strike on a local police station. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske Los Angeles Times A suicide bomber killed the provincial police chief of Kandahar Friday, ...

        ATTACK KILLS POLICE CHIEF IN AFGHANISTAN

        CNN International - Reshad Fazel - ‎10 hours ago‎
        By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in the volatile city of Kandahar on Friday, killing a top police official and two others, the Interior Ministry said. Khan Mohammad Mujahed -- the police ...

        ASSIGNMENT KANDAHAR: MEETING A FORMER TALIBAN COMMANDER

        National Post (blog) - ‎10 hours ago‎
        As we drove from Kandahar Air Field into Kandahar city, I asked my local Afghan fixer if anything there had improved since my last visit in September. “We now have electricity,” he said. This was good news. For years, Kandaharis suffered from sporadic ...

        SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF - AFGHAN OFFICIAL

        Reuters - ‎10 hours ago‎
        KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 15 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed the police chief of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Friday after penetrating tight defences at the police headquarters, a spokesman for the provincial governor said. ...

        AFGHAN SUICIDE BLAST KILLS PROVINCIAL POLICE CHIEF

        RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - ‎10 hours ago‎
        The police chief of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar was killed today in a suicide attack at the city's police headquarters. The deputy police chief of Kandahar, Shir Shah, said the attack on his boss, Khan Mohammad Mujahid, ...

        AFGHANISTAN: SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF

        Jerusalem Post - ‎11 hours ago‎
        By REUTERS KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber on Friday killed the police chief of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a stronghold of the Taliban-led insurgency, after penetrating tight defences at the police headquarters, government and ...

        BOMBER KILLS AFGHAN POLICE CHIEF

        BBC News - ‎11 hours ago‎
        The police chief of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province has died in a suicide attack on his headquarters. Khan Mohammad Mujahid was killed and two other police officers were injured in the blast, officials say. A suicide bomber managed to ...

        POLICE CHIEF KILLED IN AFGHAN SUICIDE ATTACK

        Aljazeera.net - ‎11 hours ago‎
        Suicide bomber claims lives of Kandahar police chief and at least two other policemen in attack on police headquarters. Khan Mohammad Mujahid, the police chief of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, has been killed in a suicide attack at the police ...

        AFGHAN SUICIDE BLAST KILLS KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF

        AFP - Nasrat Shoaib - ‎11 hours ago‎
        KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The police chief in the key southern Afghan province of Kandahar was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber Friday along with two of his bodyguards, officials said. The killings at the police headquarters in Kandahar city are a ...

        SUICIDE ATTACKS TARGET AFGHAN POLICE, KILLING 3

        MiamiHerald.com - ‎Apr 14, 2011‎
        By HASHIM SHUKOOR KABUL, Afghanistan -- Another suspected Taliban suicide attacker struck in Afghanistan's eastern provinces Thursday, this time claiming the lives of three police officers at a training center that US and Afghan officials set up in ...

        SUICIDE BOMBERS STRIKE AFGHAN LOCAL POLICE, KILLING THREE

        RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - ‎Apr 14, 2011‎
        Afghan security forces' role will increase as NATO troops hand over responsibility for security in seven areas ahead of the planned end of US-led combat operations in 2014. Afghan officials say several suicide bombers have attacked a local police ...

        AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN SUICIDE BOMBERS KILL POLICE

        BBC News - ‎Apr 14, 2011‎
        At least three Afghan policemen were killed when suicide bombers attacked a police training centre in the east of the country, officials say. Police said two bombers also died in the raid on the base in Paktia province where dozens of men were being ...

        3 POLICE KILLED IN ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN

        CNN International - ‎Apr 14, 2011‎
        By the CNN Wire Staff Smoke billows as Afghan security stands guard outside an army recruitment center in Kandahar in early April. Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least three people were killed in one of three attacks in Afghanistan Thursday morning, ...

        TALIBAN SUICIDE SQUAD KILLS THREE AFGHAN POLICE

        AFP - Khan Mohammad - ‎Apr 14, 2011‎
        KHOST, Afghanistan — Three Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when Taliban militants struck at a police training centre in one of three suicide attacks to hit Afghanistan on the same day. Insurgents are increasingly targeting Afghan security ...

        TALIBAN SUICIDE SQUAD KILLS THREE AFGHAN POLICE

        AFP - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        KHOST, Afghanistan — Three Afghan policemen were killed Thursday as several suicide bombers attacked a police training centre in Paktia province, east Afghanistan, a spokesman for the governor's office said. "Three suicide bombers attacked the local ...

        FOUR HURT AS SUICIDE BOMBER TARGETS AFGHAN OFFICIAL

        Inquirer.net - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        KABUL—Three Afghan policemen and one civilian were wounded Thursday when a suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle outside a government building near the capital Kabul. The attack targeted the office of the senior official in the volatile Musayi ...

        SUICIDE CAR BOMB INJURES 3 IN SOUTH OF AFGHAN CAPITAL

        Xinhua - Lu Hui - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        KABUL, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Musayi district, south of Afghan capital city Kabul Thursday morning injuring four people, a statement released by the Kabul Police Department said. "A suicide bomber driving an ...

        SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 12 IN AFGHANISTAN

        Boston Globe - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        KABUL — A suicide bomber detonated himself yesterday as tribal elders left a meeting in a remote mountain village in eastern Afghanistan, killing one of the most senior local figures and 11 other people, including five children. ...

        KARZAI BLASTS 'FOREIGN AGENTS' FOR AFGHAN SUICIDE ATTACK

        MiamiHerald.com - Hashim Shukoor - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered a scarcely veiled condemnation of Pakistan on Wednesday for a suicide bombing in Kunar province that killed at least 10 government-allied tribal leaders and wounded seven ...

        10 KILLED IN AFGHAN SUICIDE BOMBING

        Hindustan Times - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        A suicide attack ripped through a gathering of elders in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 10 people including five children, officials said. The bomber struck in Kunar, one of Afghanistan's most restive provinces, where Taliban-led militants ...

        AFGHAN TRIBAL ELDER KILLED IN SUICIDE BOMBING

        Los Angeles Times - Hashmat Baktash, Aimal Yaqoubi - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        Elder Malik Zareen was 'struggling for peace,' Afghan President Hamid Karzai says, condemning the attack in Kunar province, which killed a dozen people, including five children. Malik Zareen, a leading tribal elder, was among those killed by a suicide ...

        BOMBER KILLS 10 IN AFGHAN GATHERING IN EAST

        Reuters - Rohullah Anwari, Hamid Shalizi - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 10 people in an attack on Wednesday on peace talks between tribal elders in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, a volatile area where insurgents have gained ground in recent ...

        SUICIDE BOMB KILLS 10 AT AFGHAN TRIBAL MEETING

        Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
        (AGI) Asadabad - A suicide bomb has killed 10, including Malik Zarin, tribal elder and local government member, injuring 7. According to Ministry of the Interior sources, the attack took place in the southern Afghan province of Kunar, near the border ...

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