Saturday, December 10, 2011

Jihadi Commander Killed in Kunduz Blast

Districts of Kunduz.Image via Wikipedia
Afghan local officials on Saturday said that Shir Mohammad Arab, chief Afsotr and a former Jihadi commander was killed in a bomb blast in northern Kunduz city.

The blast took place at 12:30 pm local time in Chok-e-Kunduz when a bomb that was placed on a bicycle exploded, killing three including Mr Arab and wounding sixteen others,  Samiullah Qatra, police chief of Kunduz said.

No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.

Shir Mohammad Arab, who fought Russians in the 1980s, had turned into a peace activist trying to negotiate with the insurgents, official added.
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