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| Afghanistan |
| More on the Burhanuddin Rabbani assasination |
| 2011-09-22 |
| September 20, 2011: In Kabul, Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former president of Afghanistan (1992-6) and head of the effort to negotiate a peace deal with the Taliban, was killed by two suicide bombers. The two killers used a bomb hidden in a turban and waited two days to meet with Rabbani (pretending to be Taliban couriers delivering a verbal message). Some Taliban groups took credit for the attack, while others insisted the Taliban had nothing to do with it. Afghan and American intelligence believe the attack was carried out by Pakistani intelligence (ISI) to cripple peace talks with the Taliban. ISI apparently used Haqqani to disrupt peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. These peace efforts have been chipping away at the Taliban over the years, enticing tribal factions to drop (or greatly reduce) support for the Taliban. ISI cannot tolerate this. |
| Posted by:Eohippus Phater7165 |
| #1 Oh what a friend we have in Pakistan . . . . |
| Posted by: Thromong Glusonter2198 2011-09-22 09:47 |