Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani killed
Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who headed a government peace council set up to facilitate contacts with Taliban insurgents, was assassinated today by a suicide bomber concealing explosives in his turban, officials said.
Four of Rabbani's bodyguards also died and a key presidential adviser was wounded.
President Hamid Karzai cut short a visit to the US over the attack, which dealt a harsh blow to peace efforts after a decade of war.
The turban bomber entered Rabbani's house in the capital Kabul today evening and blew himself up inside, said Mohammad Zahir, the chief of criminal investigation for the Kabul police.
Rabbani headed the country's High Peace Council, which was set up by the Afghan government to work toward a political solution to the decade-long war. However, it had made little headway since it was formed a year for more details....
Four of Rabbani's bodyguards also died and a key presidential adviser was wounded.
President Hamid Karzai cut short a visit to the US over the attack, which dealt a harsh blow to peace efforts after a decade of war.
The turban bomber entered Rabbani's house in the capital Kabul today evening and blew himself up inside, said Mohammad Zahir, the chief of criminal investigation for the Kabul police.
Rabbani headed the country's High Peace Council, which was set up by the Afghan government to work toward a political solution to the decade-long war. However, it had made little headway since it was formed a year for more details....
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