Suicide car bomb hits southern Afghan town KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb rocked the border town of Spinboldak in southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Tuesday, leaving the bomber dead, an official said. "A terrorist riding an explosive-laden car blew himself up in Spinboldak town at 2:00 p.m. local time today but fortunately left himself dead and no one else,"spokesman for Kandahar provincial administration, Jawed Faisal, told Xinhua. He added that the attacker was coming from Pakistan and after being ordered to stop by security personnel the bomber blew himself up and caused panic among locals. Spinboldak connects Kandahar to Quetta in southwest Pakistan. The official blamed Taliban militants for the attack. Armed men shoot dead official in eastern Afghan town KABUL, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Unidentified armed men targeted and killed a local official in the eastern Nangarhar province with Jalalabad as its capital, 125 km east of the capital city Kabul on Monday, the provincial government said in a statement sent to media outlets on Tuesday.