Briton and South African colleague killed in Kabul

A BRITISH man and his colleague were murdered outside their office in Kabul by a security guard who then committed suicide, Afghan police said.

David Giles, an employee of shipping firm DHL, died in the gun attack at around 8.30am local time on Saturday, raising concerns for the safety of Western workers in the capital.

He was killed alongside a South African colleague. The pair were reportedly director and deputy director for DHL in Afghanistan, but the Foreign Office has not yet confirmed any more details about the Briton.

DHL has closed its office in Kabul while a police investigation is carried out, but branches in Bagram and Kandahar remain open.

Thirteen people have been arrested in connection with the shooting, the circumstances of which are not yet clear.

Mirza Mohammad Yarmal, the Interior Ministry official in charge of criminal investigations, told reporters the guard, who was employed around a month ago, opened fire on the pair before turning the gun on himself.

A Taliban spokesman denied involvement in the attack, but the group has already admitted murdering charity worker Gayle Williams who was gunned down on her way to work last Monday.

The terrorist group said she was killed for spreading Christianity.

The funeral of the charity worker took place yesterday in Kabul with a heavy police presence.

Amid rising violence in the Afghan capital, international security companies have now reportedly warned clients in Kabul that militants could be planning a large-scale attack on a restaurant popular with Westerners.