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| Gunmen Kill Afghan Official in Kunduz |
| 2009-06-19 |
| [Quqnoos] Unknown armed men gunned down head of the Oil Dept. in the stable northern province of Kunduz on Wednesday Mohammad Nazem Jamal, the top government official in Shir Khan harbour on the Afghan-Tajik border, was shot dead on his way to office, provincial spokesman Mahbubullah Sayedi said. The armed men kidnapped his driver and took away his vehicle, he said. According to the spokesman, gunmen stopped his vehicle on Kunduz-Shir Khan highway and killed him on the spot. The reason is not clear yet, Sayedi added. Taliban militants who vowed to target Afghan government officials have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Afghanistan's southern region has been the centerpiece of the Taliban-led insurgency over the past few years but the recent violence in northern Afghanistan indicates that the Taliban is spreading its influence in the country. Kunduz is one of the restive areas in the relatively stable Afghan north where Taliban militants aim to target both security forces and government officials. A few weeks ago, Governor Mohammad Omar of Kunduz was also wounded after his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb. |
| Posted by:Fred |