Suspected Taliban rebels ambushed a car carrying a local administrator in southern Afghanistan, killing the official and his driver, a spokesman said Friday. Gul Mohammed, an acting deputy district chief, and his unidentified driver were killed early Thursday when militants opened fire on their car in Helmand province, said a spokesman for the provincial governor’s office, Haji Mohammed Wali. “The Taliban was responsible for this attack,” he said. “We haven’t arrested anybody, but have started searching for suspects.” Full Story