Posted on 07/05/2002 4:19:54 PM PDT by knighthawk
BAJAUR, July 4: Three people, including a former leader of the Taliban, were killed in different incidents here on Wednesday.
Maulvi Ghulam Syed Haqqani, former Taliban leader, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was going to a nearby mosque to offer Fajr prayers in the Mamond subdivision. He died on the spot.
Sources said Maulvi Haqqani had also been attacked several times in the past. In one such attack some months back, his son was gunned down, they added.
Maulvi Haqqani had held important positions in the provincial administration of Kunar during the Taliban rule. The sources said the deceased was accused of having sold arms and ammunitions and vehicles after the Taliban were ousted from power.
In another incident in Nawagai subdivision, one Ajab Gul was killed when he struck against a landmine laid by unknown assailants in his fields. As people rushed to the scene, another landmine also went off, injuring three locals, Ikram, Aslam Gul and Toli Khan. They were shifted to a hospital, where Aslam Gul died.
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