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Taliban behead lashkar leader in Bajaur
 KHAR: Terrorists assassinated an anti-Taliban tribal elder and dumped his beheaded body by the roadside in Bajaur Agency, officials said on Saturday. According to a local official, Gul Muhammad, 42, an elder of the Salarzai tribe, had been actively participating in raising a village militia to battle the Taliban in the region. The body of Gul Muhammad was found this morning in Mamund village, Faramosh Khan, the official, said. A note found on the beheaded body said that anyone who would join the militia against the Taliban would be killed in the same manner, he said. A local security official confirmed the incident, saying that Taliban militants wanted to scare the local population away from supporting army operations. Posted by: Steve White 2009-12-27 |
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