Mayor of Kandahar Dies in Suicide Attack

The mayor of Kandahar is dead after a suicide attack by a member of the Taliban. 

A man with explosives hidden in his turban grabbed Mayor Ghulam Haider Hamidi as he left his office. After seizing the mayor, the man triggered his explosives. Hamidi and a nearby citizen were killed instanstly. 

Hamidi was set to speak to citizens protesting the demolition of 200 illegal houses in the city's slum of lowe-Wala. Lowe-Wala is considered a stronghold for Taliban supporters.