2 Americans among 8 killed in Afghan blast

KANDAHAR (Afghanistan)—A suicide bomber attacked the office of a U.S.-owned security company in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killing seven people, including two Americans, a government and company official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast outside the office of the Houston-based U.S. Protection and Investigations (USPI) in Kandahar city. “The bomber was questioned by a security guard as to where he was going, in front of the office, and he blew himself up among company employees,” Kandahar’s police chief said.—Agencies