Sunday, May 13, 2012

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 13, 2012



Afghan Peace Envoy Shot Dead In Kabul -- Al Jazeera

Arsala Rahmani, a leading member of country's High Peace Council and ex-Taliban minister, is killed in western Kabul.

A top member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council (HPC) and former Taliban-era official has been shot dead in the capital, according to local authorities.

Arsala Rahmani was killed in western Kabul on Sunday when an unknown attacker in a vehicle shot the former Taliban deputy

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More News On Afghanistan

Assassin kills high-ranking member of Afghanistan peace council -- New York Daily News/AP
Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul -- AFP
Member of Afghan Peace Council Is Assassinated -- New York Times
Second Afghan peace broker assassinated -- Christian Science Monitor
Afghan peace negotiator Arsala Rahmani shot dead -- BBC
Afghan Peace Council Member Gunned Down -- Voice of America
Senior Figure In Afghan Government Peace Council Assassinated -- L.A. Times
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

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - May 13, 2012
-- ISAF
8 NATO forces killed in 3 days as Afghanistan extends authority -- CNN
4 NATO troops die in Afghanistan; 4 police killed -- AP
Afghan police kill two UK servicemen in Helmand province -- BBC
Two British servicemen shot dead by men wearing Afghan police uniforms in yet another deadly attack on coalition troops -- Daily Mail
British troops shot dead by Afghanistan police officers -- The Guardian
Two British servicemen shot dead by Afghan police they were training -- The Telegraph

The triage commander: Gen. John Allen hastily transforming U.S. mission in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
US commander holds talks with Pakistani army chief -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Afghanistan announces security transition -- AP
Afghanistan "faces tougher times" in next security handover -- Reuters
NATO a step closer to getting out of Afghan war -- AFP

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