At least nine civilians have been killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan, including a suicide bombing and a mass shooting, Afghan officials said Saturday, according to AP. At least two civilians were killed after a suicide bomber on a motorbike targeted a local tribal elder in eastern Nangarhar province, according to the deputy spokesman for the provincial governor. Noor Ahmad Habibi said that 11 others were wounded in the attack, which took place in Jalalabad, the provincial capital. The bomber was targeting local tribal elder Hayatullah Khan, who escaped unhurt, Habibi said. In southern Kandahar province unknown gunmen shot and killed seven civilians, said Zia Durani, spokesman for the provincial police chief. He said the victims included four men and three women, and a police investigation was underway.
