Three killed by suspected Taliban in Afghanistan

The attacks on an aid agency compound, government office and local security headquarters occurred in the Panjwayi area, about 50 kilometres west of Kandahar, the city's military spokesman General Abdul Wasay said.

"At about 11:00pm last night (Monday), Taliban and Al Qaeda attacked the security commander's compound, district headquarters and CHA organisation office," he said.

"In these attacks three people were killed."

Two of those killed were supervisors working with the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance aid agency and living in the compound, he said.

The third fatality was a soldier guarding the district headquarters.

Six people were injured in the violence which included the burning of several government vehicles, he added.

"Two Taliban have also been injured, they have left two Kalashnikovs behind along with two turbans," he said.

CHA regional director Hayatullah confirmed that his non-governmental organisation had been attacked and said "armed men walked into our office and killed two of our employees. One person has been slightly injured."

Hayatullah said he did not know why the humanitarian organisation, whose compound is next to the district government's headquarters, had been targeted.

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