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    Key Afghan Police Chief Dies in Kandahar Shooting; Top U.S. General Escapes Uninjured

    Shooting broke out at the end of a meeting at the governor's palace in Kandahar on how to maintain security during in in Afghanistan's upcoming parliamentary elections.
    by Bill Chappell Oct 18, 2018 1 minute
    As head of the police in Kandahar, Lt. Gen. Abdul Raziq was credited with bringing more security to the southern Afghan city. Raziq died in an attack Thursday; he's seen here in a photo from 2015.

    Updated at 12:40 p.m. ET

    Gen. Abdul Raziq, a police leader and key U.S. ally, was killed in an attack on senior officials meeting at the governor's palace in Kandahar on Thursday to discuss how to maintain

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