Bomb Kills Afghan District Chief, 3 Kids

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Source: Associated Press

Bomb kills Afghan district chief, 3 kids
By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber killed a district chief and three of his children in southern Afghanistan on Friday, while five civilians were killed in fighting between NATO soldiers and Taliban in the east, officials said.

The bomber blew himself up as Khariudin Achakzai, the chief of Kandahar's Zhari district, was coming out of his house with five of his children, said Abdul Ghafar, a police official. Achakzai, two of his sons and a daughter were killed instantly, while two other sons were wounded, Ghafar said.

In the east, NATO troops were hit by a roadside bomb before coming under small-arms and mortar fire, the statement said. The alliance did not disclose the exact location of the incident.

The ensuing gunfight left five Afghan civilians dead and three others wounded, NATO said. Two Taliban fighters were also wounded.

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