Afghan policemen evacuate a wounded person after a suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in Pul-i-Khumri, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, Monday, May 20, 2013, killing the council chief and at least more than a dozen others, authorities said. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the bombing saying the killing of civilians shows the “true nature” of the Taliban, who seek to re-establish the strict interpretation of Islamic law they imposed for five years before being ousted in the 2001 U.S.-led invasion over its sheltering of al-Qaida’s terrorist leadership. (AP Photo/Jawed Basharat)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.

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