Former AF President Burhanuddin Rabbani Assassinated
09.20.2011 at 04:28pm
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
