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| Afghan Presidential Candidate's Aides Shot Dead in Herat |
| 2014-02-03 |
| [Tolo News] Unknown gunnies rubbed out two aides of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah ... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun... late on Saturday in the western city of Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... , highlighting concerns about security in the run-up to the April vote. Shujahudeen and Dr Faiz Ahmad Hamdard were rubbed out on Saturday around 06:30 pm by unknown gun men driving a car, officials said, while they were finishing campaigning for Abdullah, officials said. "It's our rivals who are behind it," said Fazl Rahman Orya, a front man for Abdullah Abdullah, who declined to name anyone. "No one coordinated with us regarding Dr Abdullah's electoral campaign and about their office. And regarding whether they were Dr Abdullah's electoral campaign aides or not, we cannot confirm that because till yet electoral campaigning are not started officially and there were no coordinating information with police from before," said Samiullah Qatra, Provincial Police Chief. The killing occurred just one day before the official start of the election campaign. Security officials in Herat province say no one has yet grabbed credit for the attack, and the police have started investigations. Taliban faceless myrmidons have threatened to target the candidates. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Bravo! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-02-03 22:38 |
| #1 Hey bra, an old man of Herat, Born in Arabi, raised as a yat, Was coldbloodedly shot In Herat in his heart -- Now, in heaven by God's where he's at. That decedent old man of Herat Pinched his puls to save up for a yacht. When he wanted a treat He snuck out for pig's feet -- Dat mischievious yat of Herat! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-02-03 13:23 |