Head of security service in northern Kunduz province assassinated, say police A car bomb has killed the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence service in the northern Kunduz province, say police. The blast on Thursday morning is the latest in a string of high profile assassinations, a spokesman for the Kunduz police chief said. Three civilians were also wounded by the blast from the bomb planted in the car of Payenda Khan, head of the National Directorate of Security in Kunduz, police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Husaini said. More details soon … Afghanistan guardian.co.uk