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(82,333 posts) Sun May 13, 2012, 09:49 AM May 2012

Afghan Peace Council Member Gunned Down

May 13, 2012
VOA News

Afghan officials say gunmen have shot and killed a senior member of the Afghan peace council, dealing the latest blow to peace negotiations.

Authorities say an unidentified gunman in a car opened fire on Arsala Rahmani Sunday morning in Kabul as he was on his way to work.

Rahmani was a former Taliban official who became a top member of the Afghan peace council set up by President Hamid Karzai to negotiate a peaceful end to more than 10 years of war. He served as deputy minister of higher education during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.

The Taliban has denied responsibility for the attack.

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Afghan-Peace-Council-Member-Gunned-Down-151290265.html

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