Taliban suicide bombers kill 13

FOUR Taliban suicide bombers disguised in army uniforms detonated a car bomb and stormed a government office in Kandahar, Afghanistan, yesterday, killing 13 people.

The multi-pronged raid mirrored an attack in Kabul in February when militants assaulted three government buildings simultaneously, killing 20.

Yesterday’s attack on Kandahar’s provincial council office killed seven civilians and six police officers, President Hamid Karzai’s office said. Ahmad Wali Karzai, the head of the council and Karzai’s brother, said the attack came during a meeting of tribal leaders.