KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 23, SPA -- A spate of suicide bombings and other attacks on Afghan security forces Wednesday left 13 people dead and 24 others wounded, officials said. In southern Kandahar province, a suicide bomber blewhimself up next to a vehicle carrying intelligence agentin the border town of Spin Boldak, killing three civilians,Kandahar Gov. Assadullah Khalid said. Two children and three intelligence agents were among the14 hurt, Khalid said. He blamed the Taliban for the attack, the Associated Press reported. In neighboring Helmand province, another suicide bombertargeted a convoy carrying the Gereshk district policeChief, killing two officers and wounding three, districtPolice chief Khairudin Shuhja said. As the bomber approached the car, guards opened fire,wounding the attacker, who then blew himself up, Shuhjasaid. In eastern Kunar province, Taliban militants attacked aPolice border post, killing five officers and woundingSeven others, said provincial police Chief Abdul JalalJalal. Separately, a border police patrol in northwestern Badghisprovince hit a mine, killing three officers riding in thevehicle, regional police chief Gen. Khalil Andarabi said. More than 900 policemen were among the 8,000 people killedlast year in insurgency-related violence, officials said.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/548944