Suspected Taliban Rebels Kill Judge
Suspected Taliban militants fatally shot a district judge in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after alleged rebels killed a local administrator in the area, officials said. Two attackers on motorcycles shot the unidentified judge early in the day while he was walking to work in Kandahar province’s Panjwayi district, said District Chief Niaz Mohammed. Police are investigating the shooting but no arrests have been made, he said. The attack came a day after a bomb blast killed district administrative official Mohammed Shafi in nearby Shah Wali Kot district, said provincial police chief Abdul Malik Khan. Full Story