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| Former Taliban commander killed in Pakistan |
| 2003-07-18 |
| A former Taliban commander, Zainuddin Achakzai, has been gunned down by unknown people in the outskirts of southwestern city of Quetta, reports said Friday. According to police sources, Mulla Zainuddin was on his way to a mosque to perform his morning prayers when two men opened indiscriminate fire on him yesterday. He died on the spot and his assailants fled. Hospital sources said Zainuddin received eight bullet wounds. That’ll do it. Police said the murder could be the result of an old enmity. However, Murtaza Achakzai, Zainuddin’s younger brother, ruled out the possibility, saying his brother had no enmity with anyone. Well, at least two people had enmity with him. Zainuddin had been living with his family in Alakozai Colony in Pashtoonabad for the last 12 years. Pashtoonabad? Who names these places, Bugs Bunny? He was described as an important commander under the former Taliban regime. A case has been registered against unknown assailants and an investigation has been launched. "We’ll get to it someday, we have quite a backlog." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 Hey, we have no emnity with yuz, business is business. I can think of a dozen reasons for the hit: Failure as a jihadi mullah, not enough spittle at the sermon, etc. etc.. However, I am rooting for Zhang Fei's hypothesis. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-7-18 5:01:20 PM |
| #4 If the Afghan spy agency is getting organized enough to conduct assassinations on Pakistani soil, then Karzai is more secure than anybody thinks he is. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-7-18 4:08:54 PM |
| #3 He died on the spot and his assailants fled. Hospital sources said Zainuddin received eight bullet wounds. Mph. Definitely NOT the work of fellow Talabani, who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-7-18 2:49:21 PM |
| #2 And this one didn't have an enemy in the world, either. If this Zainuddin guy was a former Taliban commander, then he had a lot of enemies. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-7-18 1:36:23 PM |
| #1 Cheeze. Another dead mullah. And this one didn't have an enemy in the world, either. That's prob'ly why they shot him. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-7-18 1:17:44 PM |