Afghan deputy mayor slain as he prays in mosque
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Insurgents killed the vice mayor of the southern city of Kandahar as he prayed at a mosque, an official said Tuesday, the latest brazen attack on government officials in the volatile region where troops are preparing for an assault on Taliban forces.
Meanwhile, NATO said one of its convoys in Khost province, on the Afghan border with Pakistan, fired on a vehicle that ignored warnings to stop late Monday night, killing four unarmed people inside the car. (AP)
