Sunday, May 13, 2012

The Taliban should be outraged at the assassination of a man

Former Taliban minister Arsala Rahmani, a member of the High Peace Council, speaks during an interview in Kabul, January 26, 2012


The Taliban should be seeking the murderers, apprehending them and trying them for the murder of one of their most honorable citizens. The Taliban need to stop the killing and uphold the integrity of a central government and strive for peace. The Afghan government and the Taliban have to stop the violence within their culture. They cannot move into a benevolent society whereby the future holds promise for their children if this the violence continues.


Afghan officials say gunmen (click here) have shot and killed a senior member of the Afghan peace council, dealing the latest blow to peace negotiations.

Authorities say an unidentified gunman in a car opened fire on Arsala Rahmani Sunday morning in Kabul as he was on his way to work.

Rahmani was a former Taliban official who became a top member of the Afghan peace council set up by President Hamid Karzai to negotiate a peaceful end to more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Rahmani served as deputy minister of higher education during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan....