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Top Afghan Security Official Killed by Taliban

Kandahar police chief, General Abdul Raziq, killed in a Taliban gun attack

The provincial police chief in Kandahar, General Abdul Raziq, was shot dead after a high-level security meeting attended by US commander General Scott Miller, who escaped unhurt. The Taliban says it was behind the attack.
Also in the programme: High profile figures, including US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, withdraw from a Saudi investment conference after the suspected murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and the Reggae Girlz become the first Caribbean football team to qualify for the Women's World Cup.

(Photo: Afghan General Abdul Raziq, Police Chief of Kandahar; Credit: AFP / Getty Images)

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Thu 18 Oct 201820:06GMT

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