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Afghanistan
Suicide Attack Kills Provincial Official
2011-02-11
[Tolo News] In a suicide attack on Thursday in northern Kunduz province, district chief of Chardara was killed, local officials said.

The incident happened in Chardara district this afternoon when a jacket wallah went kaboom!" in the governmental district building killing Abdul Wahed Omarkhil, chief of Chardara, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, a front man for 303 Pamir Zone in the north told TOLOnews.

Two other people were also killed and five others were maimed in the incident, he added.

No group including the Taliban has grabbed credit for the incident.

Police officials said they have started investigation about the attack.

Mr Omarkhil served as governor of Chardara for several years, a heavily insecure district in the province.

Afghan and Nato forces have launched military operations in Kunduz province to clear it of bad boys.

Dozens of forces of Evil have laid down their weapons in the province and surrendered to government.

The attack comes a day after Afghan officials announced the province as "cleared of bad boys".
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