Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder

May 22, 2013 @ 8:22 am

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Police say a suicide bomber on foot has killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace in central Afghanistan.

Police in Ghazni province say Habibullah Khan was killed along with two bodyguards and a civilian bystander in the attack Wednesday afternoon in Moqur district. At least 14 civilians were wounded, most of them shoppers and merchants.

Deputy Provincial Police Chief Asadullah Insafi said Khan led an uprising last year against the Taliban's shadow government in his district, driving the insurgents out.

Taliban insurgents have pushed a campaign of assassinations of pro-government figures to try to weaken confidence in Afghan government ahead of the withdrawal of most international forces by the end of next year.


(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
More World News
Top Stories

  • Our Dirty Wars
    Director and investigator Jeremy Scahill is at SIFF talking about a myth surrounding Obama

  • Dollars Per Student
    Washington spending per student is below the national average

  • Coming Together
    If you came home to nothing but the concrete slab - what would you do?
MyNorthwest.com - Purpose of Comments statement
Bonneville Media encourages site users to express their opinions by posting comments. Our goal is to maintain a civil dialogue in which readers feel comfortable. At times, the comments can descend to personal attacks. Please do not engage in such behavior. We encourage your thoughtful comments which: have a positive and constructive tone, are on topic, are respectful toward others and their opinions. Bonneville reserves the right to remove comments which do not conform to these criteria.

Comments (1)


  • Add A Comment

  • hnuh wrote...
    02-19-2013
    February 19, 2013 2:04 pm
    Dear leader, the one, the anointed one, the light worker, the healer of the planet, lowerer of sea levels, restorer of respect for America in the world, received a Nobel Peace Prize before he had done anything at all. Now the dear one, international terrorist, war criminal, savage, murdering evil one slaughters civilians in the most cowardly and indiscriminate way in far off lands to the cheers of our magnificently hypocritical leftists.
    { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
  • { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }