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Taliban Kill Former Afghan Governor

March 18 -- Suspected Taliban gunmen today killed the former governor of Afghanistan's Ghazni Province and four of his guards, and hours later tried to kill the province's current governor.

A local official says gunmen in a car shot Taj Mohammad, an outspoken opponent of the Taliban, and his guards near his home in Andar district. Two suspects have been arrested.

Several hours later, gunmen ambushed the convoy of the province's current governor, Shair Alam Ibrahimi. Ibrahimi said four of the attackers were killed in shooting.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks.

The violence in Ghazni, south of Kabul, came a day after nine police officers were killed in a mine blast as they were bringing back to Kandahar the bodies of four foreigners kidnapped and killed by the Taliban.

(Reuters)

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