Kabul, City, Dhu-AlQa'dah 19, 1432, Oct 17, 2011, SPA - An Afghan child was killed early Monday in a suicide attack in north-western Afghanistan, an official said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest in the province of Faryab, killing one child and injuring five officials and two civilians, said Ahmad Jawid Bedar, the provincial governor's spokesman. The attack in the provincial capital Maimana appeared to be aimed at Sayed Ahmad Sadaat, the provincial chief of the National Directorate of Security, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". --SPA 14:34 LOCAL TIME 11:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/934894