Afghan official: Peace council member killed

Kabul : Afghanistan | May 12, 2012 at 11:02 PM PDT

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Afghanistan (AP) Authorities say a gunman has shot and killed a top member of the Afghan peace council in Kabul. It is another blow to efforts to negotiate a political resolution to the decade-long war. Mohammad Zahir, who is head of the Kabul police department's criminal investigation division, says... FULL ARTICLE AT USA Today

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A senior member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council has been shot dead from a passing car in Kabul

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