Senior Figure In Afghan Government Peace Council Assassinated -- L.A. Times
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A senior member of the Afghan government body set up to negotiate with the Taliban -- and a former member of the Taliban himself -- was shot and killed Sunday in the Afghan capital.
The killing of Arsala Rahmani, coming less than nine months after the assassination of the head of the High Peace Council, casts yet another layer of gloom over Western-backed efforts to bring the insurgents to the bargaining table. The Obama administration had hoped to have progress to show when a NATO summit convenes later this month in Chicago.
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More News On Today's Assassination Of The Top Afghan Peace Negotiator
Afghan peace negotiator shot dead -- CBS/AP
Afghan peace negotiator Arsala Rahmani shot dead -- BBC
Ex-Taliban leader-turned peace negotiator shot dead in Afghan capital -- Washington Post
Afghan peace envoy shot dead in Kabul -- Al Jazeera
Member of Afghan Peace Council Is Assassinated -- New York Times
Afghan Peace Counil Member Gunned Down -- Voice of America
Former Taliban official gunned down -- UPI
Afghan Peace Negotiator Rahmani Shot Dead by Gunman in Kabul -- Bloomberg Businessweek
ISAF statement on the assassination of High Peace Council official -- Dvids
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