Officials in Afghanistan say Taliban rebels killed a district governor and at least two others during an ambush in the country's east Sunday. Authorities say the attack took place in eastern Khost province where the man was an official.In Ghazni province, police say Taliban rebels attacked a police convoy killing at least four officers. Police in the area later killed three Taliban rebels in the ensuing fighting.
In other violence, an Afghan reporter working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was found dead Sunday in the southern province of Helmand. The BBC and local officials say he was abducted on Saturday and later killed.