Taliban Kill Ex-Official and Guards
Taliban gunmen killed a powerful former governor of an Afghan province and four of his guards on Saturday, officials said, and hours later tried to kill the current governor of the province. The violence in Ghazni Province, south of the capital, Kabul, occurred a day after nine police officers were killed in a blast as they were bringing back the bodies of four Macedonians kidnapped and killed by the Taliban and dumped in a valley. Full Story