“The mayor of Afghanistan’s restive southern city of Kandahar was killed in a suicide bomb attack, the latest in a series of recent high-profile assassinations the Taliban have taken credit for.
Ghulam Haidar was killed Wednesday while at a city hall meeting in the provincial capital, said Zalmai Ayoubi, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor’s office.”
Source: Kandahar mayor killed in suicide attack; Taliban take credit – CNN.com
