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Canada adds Afghan Hezb-i-Islami to terrorist organizations list |
2006-10-26 |
(KUNA) -- Minister of Public Safety Stokewell Day said Wednesday that an Afghan group would be added to the terrorist organizations' list due to its involvement in the killing of two Canadian soldiers. Canada has officially classified the Hezb-i-Islami party headed by former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar as a terrorist organization and accused it of targeting civilians, NATO's Peace-keeping soldiers, as well as political figures in an attempt to bring back the former Taliban regime to power. The party, which is an ally of Taliban and Al-Qaeda, launched a three-year campaign against Nato's forces in Kabul. It was responsible for the killing of two Canadian soldiers. Day said that the group was added to the terrorists organizations' list which consists of 40 groups and added that his government would take the proper measures against the Afghan party. |
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