Six killed in Kandahar attack: Afghan official

At least 6 people were killed and 16 wounded on Wednesday in an attack that included a suicide blast at provincial council offices in the Afghan city of Kandahar.

At least 6 people were killed and 16 wounded on Wednesday in an attack that included a suicide blast at provincial council offices in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a health official told AFP.

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"We have three people martyred and 16 others wounded," provincial health chief Abdul Qayoum Pukhla said.

No provincial councillors were killed but some were wounded, he said.