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Afghanistan
Afghan Officials, Political Figures in Taliban Target-Killing List
2011-06-01
[Tolo News] A number of high-profile Afghan officials and well-known political figures are among the targets set by the Taliban, Afghan House of Representatives warned on Monday.
Open warfare was a bust, suicide bombing is causing the locals to turn against them, so they're going for the Hashashin alternative. Can it be done by untrained, pasty-face madrassah boys bent from years spent over their books, or will Lashkar-i-Taiba, et al sacrifice their best for the ISI's cause? Because an assassination campaign only inspires fear when it works...
The house declined to disclose names of officials and figures making the next target of the Taliban attacks.

But Mohammad Yonus Qanooni, a member of parliament and former house speaker, said First Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim, Dr Abdullah Leader of Change and Hope Coalition, Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor and himself are included in the list of the Taliban murder plan in the months ahead.

Speaking at the funeral ceremony of the dead in Takhar incident, Mr Qanoni said name late Gen. Dawood Dawood was also in the list.

Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim attending the funeral ceremony warned snuffies to join the government grinding of the peace processor or you will risk your lives.

"Names of our respectful brother Marshal Fahim, Atta Mohammad Noor the successful governor of Balkh, my own name and Dr Abdullah are in the list that must be assassinated," Mr Qanooni said.

Parliamentarians say Afghan officials and prominent political figures have long received warnings of attacks targeting their lives.

First deputy of the house Ahmad Behzad said: "if circles within government practically don't organise such attacks, I encouragingly could say the overall counterterrorism strategy of government against terrorism provides the ground for a broader activity of the Taliban and terrorist networks in all across Afghanistan."

The comments came as Afghan intelligence agency said Takhar incident was not a suicide kaboom, it was a kaboom.

Intelligence officials said an investigation into the incident indicates that the bomb was placed in corridor of Takhar governor palace and it was controlled by a remote.

In protest over the Takhar attack that led to the death of security bigshots, students in University of Kabul closed gate of the university.

Students warned they will continue to protest until those behind the Takhar attack are not incarcerated and brought to justice. They also urged President Karzai to step down and cancellation of High Peace Council.
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