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Afghan Spy Chief Is Wounded in Attack, Officials Say Afghan Spy Chief Is Wounded in Attack, Officials Say
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KABUL — A suicide bomber tried to kill the chief of Afghanistan’s intelligence service in Kabul on Thursday, Afghan officials said.KABUL — A suicide bomber tried to kill the chief of Afghanistan’s intelligence service in Kabul on Thursday, Afghan officials said.
The National Directorate of Security said in a statement that its chief, Asadullah Khalid, had survived a “terrorist attack.” A senior Afghan official said Mr. Khalid was only lightly wounded, but another Afghan official with knowledge of Mr. Khalid’s condition said he had been wounded in the chest and the abdomen, and that he had arrived unconscious at a hospital run by the intelligence service. The National Directorate of Security said in a statement that its chief, Asadullah Khalid, had survived a “terrorist attack.” A senior Afghan official said Mr. Khalid wasslightly wounded, but another Afghan official with knowledge of Mr. Khalid’s condition said he had been wounded in the chest and the abdomen and that he had arrived unconscious at a hospital run by the intelligence service.
The attack took place in the Kabul neighborhood of Taimani, an upscale district that is home to many foreigners. The Associated Press said the attack took place at a guesthouse where Mr. Khalid was receiving a visitor. It was not clear whether anyone was killed in the attack or whether other people were wounded. The attack took place in the Kabul neighborhood of Taimani, an upscale district that is home to many foreigners. The Associated Press said the attack was at a guesthouse where Mr. Khalid was receiving a visitor. It was not clear whether anyone was killed in the attack or whether other people were wounded.
Mr. Khalid is known as a particularly avowed opponent of the Taliban and has stepped up the intelligence service’s operations against the insurgents since taking over the agency this summer. American officials have privately expressed support for his aggressive campaign against the Taliban, who had no immediate comment Thursday. Mr. Khalid is known as a particularly dedicated opponent of the Taliban and has stepped up the intelligence service’s operations against the insurgents since taking over the agency this summer. American officials have privately expressed support for his aggressive campaign against the Taliban, who had no immediate comment Thursday.
Mr. Khalid is a controversial figure because of past allegations of serious human rights abuses during his tenure as governor of Kandahar Province.Mr. Khalid is a controversial figure because of past allegations of serious human rights abuses during his tenure as governor of Kandahar Province.