paktia , afghanistan — five rocket attacks attack a central office in kandahar on wednesday morning , killing 13 personnel , including two provincial government officials , and wounding 14 . six militant detonated a car bomb at the entry doors of the provincial council meeting , as the others stormed the compound with assault rifles and hand signals . ten militants and six policeman soldiers were killed in the 20 - minute gun battle , which ended when two of the militants wound themselves up in the secondary hall , killed the provincial police chief , matiullah qati .
Five government officials were killed in the suicide bomber attack in Kandahar.