Gunmen kill 2 local Afghan officials in north

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police say gunmen have killed two local government officials in separate attacks in northern Afghanistan.

Deputy Police Chief of Kunduz province Ghulam Mohammad says both attacks happened Tuesday. He says the commander of a police detention center in Dashti Archi district was ambushed by gunmen while driving on a main road through the area in the afternoon. Commander Abdul Salam and his bodyguard were killed.