8 killed in Taliban attacks on gov't offices in S. Afghanistan

8 killed in Taliban attacks on gov't offices in S. Afghanistan - Xinhua | English.news.cn: 

The militants seized a building and fired on district governor office, police station and the nearby educational department in the key district located in the northeastern part of provincial capital Lashkar Gah, 555 km south of Afghan capital of Kabul. "The initial information said 10 men armed with weapons and suicide jackets were involved in the attack. They arrived by vehicles and took position in separate locations in the district before security forces push them back," Qahraman said, adding the security forces were involved in a counter-attack to arrest or eliminate the remaining militants. Additional security forces were dispatched to the area, Qahraman, who serves as the special presidential envoy for security of Helmand, noted.