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Tribal Chief Killed in South Waziristan
Malik Allah Khan, chief of Ahmedzai tribe, was killed in an ambush in Wana market while he was returning home. He died on the spot. Tribal sources said Malik Allah Khan, alias Allahgai, who was an active member of the pro-government Amn (Peace) Committee that backed military operations last year against tribal and foreign militants in Wana, was fired at as he walked home after disembarking from a passenger wagon at his village Oucha Khwara, near Kaloosha, in Azam Warsak area. Armed men, in a car, had chased the wagon before shooting Malik Allah Khan dead before escaping.

Malik Allah Khan, who was returning home from Wana when he was killed, was the 74th pro-government tribal elder to be murdered in South Waziristan. It is widely believed that the militants are behind these killings but no arrests have been made and nobody has been specifically blamed for the attacks.
I mentioned the other night that terrorist activity is down overall in Pakland — no percentage to give, but we have to look longer to find reports of corpses. That doesn't apply to Waziristan, where truculent gunnies are the norm and the ways of the Taliban are the local culture. That's the Bad Guyz' haven and shelter, and we can pretty much guess that they'll be bumping off anyone who's a threat to them first, then anyone who doesn't agree with them. Because the background noise of mindless violence is so loud, we can expect to have a hard time following events which are probably going to prove significant in the coming year or two.

Posted by: Fred 2005-11-13
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