(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A top Afghan Security Commander, Kandahar Police Chief General Abdul Raziq, has been shot dead by a bodyguard.
Taliban militants claimed the attack after a high-level meeting inside the Governor’s compound, saying they had targeted Gen Raziq and top United States (US) Commander General Scott Miller, who escaped.
The local intelligence head was also killed and the governor was critically injured. Three Americans were hurt.
The attack in Kandahar City comes ahead of elections on Saturday (20).
