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Former AF President Burhanuddin Rabbani Assassinated

Tue, 09/20/2011 - 12:28pm

Afghan Peace Council Chief Killed in Attack on His Home by Alissa Rubin and Rick Gladstone, New York Times. Bluf:

An unidentified attacker on Tuesday killed the leader of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, a former president of the country whose main responsibility was negotiating a political end to the war with the Taliban. The assassination was a serious blow to any notion of reconciliation with the Taliban.

Also See:

Afghan Former President and Peace Council Chief Killed - VOA

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani Assassinated - LAT

Top Afghan Peace Negotiator, a Former President, Killed - WSJ

Afghan Peace Talks Head 'killed' - BBC

Ex-Afghan President Rabbani Killed - AP

Afghan Peace Council Head Killed in Kabul - Reuters

Rabbani Killing Plunges Peace Effort into Crisis - TG